Question reference: S6W-08672
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 24 May 2022
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Current status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 1 June 2022
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many foxes there are in Scotland, and how the size of this population has changed annually since records began.
Answer
The Scottish Government does not hold this information.
A 2018 report by the Mammal Society under contract to Natural England, Natural Resources Wales and Scottish Natural Heritage, which reviewed the status of British mammal populations including the red fox, is the most recent survey to have been carried out.
The full report can be found at: http://publications.naturalengland.org.uk/publication/5636785878597632