Calling foxes and cats

Many hunters may own a fox call or whistle. The European red fox and the feral cat are introduced predators that cause significant damage to Australia’s vulnerable and unique native wildlife species. Feral cats and foxes are one of the primary causes of the decline and extinction of many Australian native species. They are carnivores and opportunistic hunters that will readily respond to the distress calls of prey animals such as native mice, small marsupials and young livestock. These calls can also attract other predator species such as wild dogs and even wild pigs.