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Fox (animal), smallest member of the dog family, which also includes wolves, coyotes, jackals, and dogs. Foxes are characterized by short legs, an elongated narrow muzzle, erect triangular ears, thick fur, and a long bushy tail. Foxes are found throughout the Americas, Eurasia, and Africa, inhabiting mostly forest, chaparral, and desert regions. Most of the ten species of the genus to which the red fox belongs can adapt to diverse climates and habitats.

The Red Fox

The red fox is by far the most common species of fox. It is 90 to 105 cm (36 to 42 in) long, not including the tail, weighs about 7 kg (about 15 lb), and is distinguished by black ears and feet and a white tip on the tail. The coat is usually some shade of rusty-red or reddish-brown, sprinkled with light-tipped hairs. The red fox ranges across Eurasia and North Africa and from northern Mexico to the Arctic. Within these vast zones diverse variations of the red fox have developed those of the south are smaller and have lighter-colored coats, and those of the north are larger, with thicker and darker coats. The silver fox, valued for its black, frosted fur, is simply a variant of the red fox.

The great alertness of the red fox, and its keen senses of smell, hearing, and sight, enable it to live close to human habitation without being easily noticed. Farmland with woodlots and open fields provides it with good cover and abundant rodents, especially field mice. When red foxes have been eradicated from rural areas, populations of rodents have swelled. Red foxes were introduced to Australia to cope with its plague of previously introduced rabbits.

On pairing, red foxes occupy a territory of 3 to 8 sq km (1.5 to 3 sq mi). They mate in midwinter, and following a 49- to 56-day gestation period, the vixen bears two to eight cubs in a den that is frequently an enlarged groundhog hole. The cubs are born with their eyes closed and are attended in the den by both parents for about five weeks. By fall the young leave or are driven from the territory. Red foxes are believed to pair for life their lifespan is about 12 years.

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Other Foxes

The gray fox is a little smaller than the red fox, and its coat of coarse, pepper-and-salt gray hair is of far less commercial value. It ranges from southern Canada to northern South America and inhabits mostly forests and arid bush country. Gray foxes are the only members of the dog family known to climb trees.

The swift fox is a shy, fast-running, nocturnal animal that lives in the Great Plains of southern Canada and the northern United States. Only about two-thirds the size of the red fox, the swift fox is also called a kit fox. Another small fox, the long-eared kit fox, lives in arid regions of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Foxes that live in similarly arid habitats include the cape fox of South Africa, Ruppell’s sand fox of the Sahara Desert, and the fennec—all of which have dense, sand-colored fur to protect them from extreme temperatures. Their long ears are believed useful in dispersing heat.

The arctic fox ranges throughout the Arctic and is often found on ice fields that may be hundreds of kilometers from the mainland. Its coat is white in winter and brown in summer. A small percentage of arctic foxes, especially those in Greenland, are blue, changing from dark bluish-gray in summer to a pale bluish-gray in winter. Arctic foxes, like other species, do not hibernate but remain active, eating whale carrion, scraps left from polar bear kills, and possibly young seals. The ears of arctic foxes are short, heavily furred, and rounded, thus limiting the dispersal of heat.

Scientific classification: Foxes belong to the family Canidae. The red fox is classified as Vulpes vulpes, and the gray fox as Urocyon cinereoargenteus. The swift fox is classified as Vulpes velox, the long-eared kit fox as Vulpes macrotis, and the cape fox as Vulpes chama. Ruppell's sand fox is classified as Vulpes rueppellii, the fennec as Vulpes zerda, and the arctic fox as Alopex lagopus.Most foxes feed on mice, voles, rabbits, birds’ eggs, fruit, large insects, and carrion. Because their prey is small, foxes are solitary rather than pack hunters. They generally work territories of less than 8 sq km (less than 3 sq mi), which they defend from other foxes. They are swift, agile runners the red fox can reach a speed of 48 km/h (30 mph).

Some Job Highlights

4/6/10 Removed 1 way tunnel trap from a Tink townhouse for a successful removal of squirrels. Removed nesting birds from bathroom exhaust vent before they had babies. Inspected a job in Tink for squirrels, had been at the house 2 doors down 6 months ago, it seams that the middle house is still the squirrel entrance for both. Inspected behind siding for rat entrances, none to be found, to much dog poop in yard, Rat attractant. Removed squirrels from house at bottom of apex, entrance due to rotten wood.

4/7/10 Tink Customer thought he has mice, removed 5 baby squirrels Installed concrete and 1 way exit door to remove rats from under concrete shelf. Insulated 300 square Feet of insulation under addition, removed dead raccoon last week. Squirrel in wall , cut hole in wall and removed 1 baby, when leaving we heard a new baby in different part of wall, cut hole to remove it also, cut 2 additional holes and found nothing.

4/8/10 Installed exit door / entrance trap device to remove squirrel, later that day customer noticed the returning squirrel carrying twigs back to entrance, so we decided to remove device and give the job 2 weeks for the suspect momma to raise her babies. I asked one of my old employees to remove it for me because I was no where close to job, he did and ill return the favor to him soon. Went to customers house and waited for her to show up........and waited.......and waited......20 min......i left, she showed up and asked me to return.....of she called when i wasn't there... i told her monday we will try again..... hope she shows on time Inspected job in Tink, saw baby squirrels, boy the were big, big enough to leave on their own, with no desire to with momma the milk truck delivering every meal, so we excluded them and as of

4/10/10 the customer reports complete silence....YEA! inspected a Tink snake infestation, summited an estimate

4/9/10 Tink Customer reported squirrel or raccoon infestation, HAD MICE, gave him traps, I didn't charge him anything, however he gave me 100.00 for my time, love it when that happens. Customer has squirrels, again another older litter excluded them with exit door, as of

4/10/10 Tink customer reports 1 out ,momma out and one more to come out. Returned to estimated job to remove bats that customer has received special permission from state to remove bats from her vents, set up nets exclusion nets. Estimated elderly care facility for squirrel infestation, vent ridge has blown off and building in dis repair. Removed 1 way door for raccoon that customer reported was a success. Customer had home improvement contractor close gable end vent, trapped raccoon in, we set exit door to get raccoon out. Started Squirrel exclusion at facia board above gutter.

4-12-10 Removed 3 skunks from A Tink property. Installed a negative air machine to remove the smell from underneath the resisdence. Will be back to remove air machine and disinfect. the lady called me her god for solving her problems. That made the rest of the day go by good.

4-12-10 Arrived at a Tink clients house who previously had an animal under her concrete porch removed. I trenched around the entire porch and poured concrete to prevent further intrusion.

4-13-10 I had previously excluded a raccoon out of a Tink clients attic, and the raccoon punched out 8 soffitt vents, and I replaced them for free.

4-14-10 I applied eviction fluid in A tink customers attic to get rid of her raccoons. All is quiet and job is complete.

4-14-10 Once again applied eviction fluid for baby raccoons and noticed over hanging branches on clients roof. I offered to trim the branches to keep them from getting back on the roof.

4-17-10 A tink Client was complaining of hearing noises from his chimney flue. After further inspection of chimney I saw a mother and 4 babies at the bottom. I applied eviction fluid so the mother could safely remove the babies.

4/19/10 Started a bat removal job. Calked 30 feet of facia board to brick and installed bat tubes to allow bats to exit, their pervious bat removal estimate by a competitor was 4500.00 dollars and we charged them $750.00 and gave a 5 year warranty. Squirrel removal from soffet, three babies removed and mother moved them to a nearby tree, closed entrance hole with sheet metal. Set groundhog trap, customer was severely scared of animal in yard.

4/20/2010 Started contaminated attic insulation removal, Cut hole in roof so as not to remove insulation through interior of house, removed insulation, 600 sq ft. removed dead mouse from house, that was the slinkiest mouse I have ever smelt. Removed raccoon exit door from attic fan, closed entrance permanently. Set up rat exclusion and installed rat exit door, surrounded with concrete. Took of two 1 way doors because customer hasn't heard any more squirrel noise. Set raccoon trap at metro rail yard for raccoon, set trap in sewer. Excluded a bird and squirrels at an enclosed porch.

4/21/2010 Set up squirrel exclusion and closed side vents on house with wire mesh, removed 1 piece of soffet material, and installed 1 way door @ soffet for squirrel exit. Inspected strange attic noise to see if animals were present, attic was animal free, now the customer really has to figure out what noise was, neighbor to his house has raccoons in chimney. drove 1 hour to next job and when I got there the customer was difficult, he wanted to dictate to me how I was to do his job, so I respectfully declined his job and referred him to my competitors, One bad egg can spoil your basket. I went Home

4/22/10 Set up squirrel exclusion at rear facia, return next week to complete. removed 1 baby squirrel from job an bug / pest company tried to do, they just screened entrance hole and were to let the babies die inside, opened their work and found 1 baby close to death, tried to revive him, and he died hrs later, never let an exterminating company do wildlife work. Started raccoon with babies eviction at house, hope all goes well. Customer called with a mother raccoon with babies in a yard drain, opened grate, took out babies, placed them in a box 20 ft from yard drain, mother came out for them, closed yard drain and she took babies up the tree.

4/24/2010 My helper finished Attic insulation removal and replacement on 4/22/10 so I replaced the wood and shingles that we removed earlier in week, just in time for the rain that's coming today. Started another raccoon mother with babies job, this raccoon is hold up in a dormer.

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