McIntosh (1963) reported on the stomach contents of samples of foxes, Vulpes vulpes (L.), collected mainly from well-watered areas of New South Wales, where sheep are grazed at the rate of one to three per acre. He found that the fox was an opportunist predator and scavenger, and sheep carrion and rabbit were the most important foods.
This paper records observations on the food of foxes in an arid environment with an annual rainfall of less than 10 in. and where the stocking rate with sheep is only one to 30 acres.
Observations on the food of the fox, Vulpes Vulpes (l.), in an arid environment*
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