Can Cage-Trap Performance in Capturing Red Foxes Be Improved by Using Different Baits and Scent Attractants?

Using lures for improving selectivity of bait intake by red foxes

“…Lynx urine has been shown to be the most efficient lure in achieving these objectives, proving to be a good attractant for red foxes. Our results agree with previous studies that showed that lynx urine is a good attractant for foxes Lures for improving selectivity of bait intake Wildlife Research C (Monterroso et al 2011;Dı ´az-Ruiz et al 2016;Ferreras et al 2018). Conversely, FAS did not significantly increase consumption of baits by red fox compared with control treatment.…”

“…Baiting programs are also used in contraceptive or vaccination campaigns of several animal species, to regulate fertility or reduce the incidence of diseases that potentially could affect humans or their economy (Bradley et al 1999;Dı ´ez-Delgado et al 2018). Other uses of baits in wildlife management include live trapping to attract the animals to the traps (Dı ´az-Ruiz et al 2016) and Conditioned Food Aversion (CFA) studies, where a chemical compound is added to baits to elicit its rejection after a non-lethal adverse effect induced by the chemical compound (Tobajas et al 2020b(Tobajas et al , 2021a. CFA with baits has been used to reduce the bait consumption of poisoned baits (Nielsen et al 2015), for monopolisation of baits in vaccination campaigns (Gentle et al 2004), for livestock predation (Gustavson et al 1976;Tobajas et al 2020c) and for post-release predation of prey species (Tobajas et al 2021a).…”