Fox is no lamb to the slaughter

While some people regard the fox as a pest and an unwanted predator, the animal can keep down the rabbit, mice, and rat populations.

A six-year-old boy excitedly running for binoculars to see a fox in the middle of a field recently showed me children’s fascination with wildlife.

The wide-eyed lad had previously only seen photographs and drawings of the madra rua and he was now looking at the real thing, apparently scratching for worms, over a fence from a few hundred metres.