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Rambo (fox)
Rambo (2018 – c. October 2022) was the name given to a Red foxes in Australia, feral red fox (''Vulpes vulpes'') that survived for more than four years in a fenced wildlife conservation area in the Pilliga forest, Pilliga forest, New South Wales. Rambo was regularly photographed by camera traps but evaded all attempts to trap, poison, or shoot him, delaying the planned reintroduction of several threatened mammal species. He was named for John Rambo, the main character in the 1982 film ''First Blood''. Background The Pilliga is a wildlife conservation area jointly managed by the Australian Wildlife Conservancy and NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service, NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service. The area has an area of 35,632 ha and includes parts of Pilliga National Park and Pilliga State Conservation Area. Within a 5,800-ha triangle surrounded by predator-proof fencing, the Australian Wildlife Conservancy planned to reintroduce at least six locally extirpated mammal species into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pilliga Forest
The Pilliga Forest, sometimes known as the Pilliga Scrub, constitute over 5,000 km2 of semi-arid woodland in temperate north-central New South Wales, Australia. It is the largest such continuous remnant in the state. The forest is located near the towns of Baradine and Narrabri and the villages of Pilliga and Gwabegar. Most land within the Pilliga is in crown tenure, either as State Forest (2,416 km2), Nature Reserve, State Conservation Area or National Park (2,770 km2). History Author Eric Charles Rolls, Eric Rolls wrote a historic account of the Pilliga called ''A Million Wild Acres'', which gives an insight into the history of the region. One of Rolls' most-cited conclusions is that the forest used to be an open woodland forest and that European influence has enabled the cypress pine to dominate. However, many scientific authors now disagree with much of Rolls' analysis, quoting historical records from as early as the 1870s which suggest that the plant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
