UK News 05-09-2002 who: Biology Professor Stephen Harris what: Claims study shows that hunting does not reduce fox population where: Bristol University, BRISTOL when: Yesterday snippet: Professor Harris studied fox numbers before and after last year`s hunting ban due to foot-and-mouth disease, reports The Independent. Finding there was no difference in the fox population, he concludes: "These results add weight to the argument that foxes regulate their own numbers and that all forms of fox culling are less important than hitherto believed." [... more]

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