Roger,life might be easier for the urban fox,ie more food,but then logically there would be more a dense population,which one could logically follow with,well there are more foxes in a given area ,so surely that will equate to more conflict?
But more specifically we see a rise in both rural and urban pop's each year ie breeding and at some stage both pop's are going to get to a stage where the young get kicked out,to put it bluntly.
No you haven't seen anything like we did that night, as of yet and maybe you never will,it so easily could happen elsewhere, I'd lay a bet it's still happening, though. I just can't see a way around it ,there has to be some form of mechanism for the dispersal of the young. Buddy I don't know any of this bar what i've seen over the years and all of that is rural based knowledge. I guess not every case is so graphic as what We saw............... no one backed down !! If one had, the watching might have been easier but the issue has to be sorted one way or another
Even with Janny's post on your thread about scientific studies on how rural and urban foxes are starting to differ, I can't see them loosing a base instinct like this,
I might be wrong ,but if I am then all your cubs, that survive this winter and their new mate( breeding partner/s) and their cubs and their parents and their new batch of cubs , will turn up on your lawn next year...can't see it mate, just can't see it happening. I think I recollect six cubs on your lawn one night? Just say all the cubs survive with no dispersion and no first year losses ( unlikely) you are looking at 7 families.....I just can't see it.
I'll gladly stand corrected buddy ha ha and will adore watching the mayhem you film,
but I'll also be completely amazed
Time will tell
Hey Rich..".waves"......