Historical information

This photograph was taken at Wooragee Hall on the Friday 27th February, 2004 as part of an event called Foxy Night Out. This event was about sharing awareness about the impacts of foxes in rural areas and discussing methods to control their populations. There were two mains speakers at this event, the first; Camille Veselsky, a specialist in fox behaviour who worked for the Hume Rural lands Protection Board on pest animal control, and the second; Leanne Wheaton, a nature conservationist.

Pictured in this photograph is Camille Veselsky giving his presentation.


Regional areas like Wooragee are susceptible to fox attacks due to the availability of food such as rubbish, scraps, native wildlife and livestock. Foxes can have a huge impact on native wildlife and domestic life as they are known to chew through irrigation systems, dig-up and defecate in gardens, raid rubbish bins and harass other domestic animals.

Significance

This photo is a record of the events that Wooragee Landcare organises in order to raise awareness and educate about environmental conservation issues in the area. It shows practical solutions that have been considered in fox control

Physical description

Landscape coloured photograph printed on gloss paper

Inscriptions & markings

Reverse:
WAN NA 0A2A0N0 NNN+ 1 6329 / [PRINTED]
(No.6A) / 495

Camille Veselsky /
Foxy Night out /
27/2/04