Jump to content

Dead Fox


steve_b_wales
 Share

Recommended Posts

On the way to work yesterday morning at 06:30, there was a dead fox on the dual carriageway. It didn't appear to have been there long, as it wasn't 'squashed'. If I could have stopped, I would have picked it up and put it by the hedgerow on the side of the road. It was small, probably last years Vixen cub. I passed the are a few hours later, and it was completely flat! It's a shame because even though I control foxes for local farmers, it was sad to see that this one ended it's life in such a way. Also, it was an urban fox, as the road was a mile away from the city of Cardiff. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I see many every year down here in the SE. All in the many stages of being dead/squished/partly flattened after being in collision with motor vehicles. This could be outside a school in the middle of town, to the edges and middle of dual carriageways/motorways. The only time it looked bad, or I even thought about it, was one that was 'splattered' right on a crossing outside a girl's school in Blackfen. The council guys quickly removed the mess 😣

The only time I get upset is seeing dead badgers on the roads 😞

Link to comment
Share on other sites

1 minute ago, JKD said:

I see many every year down here in the SE. All in the many stages of being dead/squished/partly flattened after being in collision with motor vehicles. This could be outside a school in the middle of town, to the edges and middle of dual carriageways/motorways. The only time it looked bad, or I even thought about it, was one that was 'splattered' right on a crossing outside a girl's school in Blackfen. The council guys quickly removed the mess 😣

The only time I get upset is seeing dead badgers on the roads 😞

Dead badgers seems to be all there is around my way the last few years...more so even than rabbit pancakes, there's just too many of them, a flattened fox seems to be quite rare now

Link to comment
Share on other sites

2 minutes ago, twenty said:

Hedgehogs are the saddest sight to see as roadkill, I am sure some drivers could avoid them, if they travelled at the correct speed for suburban roads,(30mph).

There was one dead on our road on Tuesday morning. Poor little beggar had probably just woken up from four months sleep.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Just now, London Best said:

There was one dead on our road on Tuesday morning. Poor little beggar had probably just woken up from four months sleep.

Yeah that's what i'm saying,.......to be fair they normally roll up when caught in the headlights, so surely they could be avoided......although boy racers wouldn't care either way.........and yes i know sometimes they just shoot out into the road unexpectedly, and that these are probably unavoidable casualties.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

1 minute ago, Vince Green said:

Lots of road kill badgers in Cornwall

I mainly see dead badgers in Kent, but occasionally in some surprising places in the outskirts of SE London.

Not being blasé, but if you drive a vehicle you can't dwell too much about roadkill 😕

Link to comment
Share on other sites

7 minutes ago, twenty said:

Yeah that's what i'm saying,.......to be fair they normally roll up when caught in the headlights, so surely they could be avoided......although boy racers wouldn't care either way.........and yes i know sometimes they just shoot out into the road unexpectedly, and that these are probably unavoidable casualties.

When I was doing an advanced driving course for work years ago, one of the things I remember getting told was never attempt to avoid an animal on the road. Let them worry about getting themselves out of your way.

Too many serious accidents have been caused by people swerving and losing control to miss a rabbit

Edited by Vince Green
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Reminds me of the joke about the Mother Hedgehog, who told her youngsters to roll up into a ball if a car comes along the road, and that they would be avoided as the driver will miss you between the front wheels...................then a Reliant Robin came down the road.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

9 minutes ago, Vince Green said:

When I was doing an advanced driving course for work years ago, one of the things I remember getting told was never attempt to avoid an animal on the road. Let them worry about getting themselves out of your way.

Too many serious accidents have been caused by people swerving and losing control to miss a rabbit

Natural reaction though isn't it. see something out of the corner of your eye and you try to take avoiding action. Not saying it's right though just natural.

Try ignoring a Badger on a Motor bike I know who'll come off worse.Come off being the operative word here. lol ( and I know first hand).

Edited by tonker
Link to comment
Share on other sites

6 minutes ago, Vince Green said:

When I was doing an advanced driving course for work years ago, one of the things I remember getting told was never attempt to avoid an animal on the road. Let them worry about getting themselves out of your way.

Too many serious accidents have been caused by people swerving and losing control to miss a rabbit

Not at night, at 30mph on suburban roads,..........you just slow down slightly

Link to comment
Share on other sites

13 minutes ago, Vince Green said:

Lots of road kill badgers in Cornwall

Ain't that a fact. My job was to assess whether or not they were fit for autopsy and then bag 'em and tag 'em. If not fit, you'd contact the district council with the location for them to collect. If they were then you'd take them to the local veterinary laboratory. There would be the local 'hot spots' which during the holiday season would be the visitors driving back to their accommodation in the evening after a day out. Unless, of course you had 5 chucked over a wall at Geevor Mine which were something else. Unfortunately, all I ended up with was some photo's - having raced all the way down from Dorset way I arrived just in time to see the dust cart driving away with them in the back.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

22 minutes ago, twenty said:

Reminds me of the joke about the Mother Hedgehog, who told her youngsters to roll up into a ball if a car comes along the road, and that they would be avoided as the driver will miss you between the front wheels...................then a Reliant Robin came down the road.

When I first heard that, it was about rabbits & the unfortunate youngster was called "Lucky".

Link to comment
Share on other sites

53 minutes ago, tonker said:

Natural reaction though isn't it. see something out of the corner of your eye and you try to take avoiding action. Not saying it's right though just natural.

Try ignoring a Badger on a Motor bike I know who'll come off worse.Come off being the operative word here. lol ( and I know first hand).

Try ignoring a badger even in a car..... fella I know hit one and he said it was like driving into a breeze block. It done £1200 of damage to the front of his car, more than just a bumper required!

Link to comment
Share on other sites

1 hour ago, wymberley said:

Ain't that a fact. My job was to assess whether or not they were fit for autopsy and then bag 'em and tag 'em........... If they were then you'd take them to the local veterinary laboratory. 

Did any of the autopsies ever identify any badgers shot first then flattened afterwards?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

2 hours ago, Vince Green said:

Lots of road kill badgers in Cornwall

Estimated 50000 a year killed on the roads, a number directly relatable to their increasing numbers overall, despite the culls.

We even have 'urban' badgers now.

The protected status of badgers needs suspending, its utter madness.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

43 minutes ago, Bobba said:

Did any of the autopsies ever identify any badgers shot first then flattened afterwards?

The nature of the study was such that the results of the autopsy only went 'up the ladder' and as such was above my pay grade. For a couple of reasons and although dead, the carcass had to be in a reasonable condition for autopsy and I think I would have spotted something amiss with those. I only ever came across one which was on a track which I suspect was only ever used once a fortnight judging by the state the carcass was in. Besides, it's not a clever idea to mess about with these - it's better if you can keep what's in the lungs where it is and not have it expelled by excessive handling.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

5 hours ago, Rob85 said:

Some people think I sound silly as I have shot foxes, rabbits, pheasants etc but I REALLY hate seeing then flattened into the road, and I feel awful if I'm the one that hits them.

I've never actually run over a live fox. I have hit a few rabbits on country lanes though, and also a pheasant. There'll be many young fox cubs dead on the road soon. One particular dual carriageway near me, goes through a few fields, with hedgerows etc either side. It's common to see 3-4 cubs dead very near each other. I think it's said that only one out of five cubs reach adulthood.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

Loading...
 Share

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
×
×
  • Create New...