Research Article

Interactions between a Top Order Predator and Exotic Mesopredators in the Australian Rangelands

Table 1

Details, location, and fate of cats and foxes captured and radiocollared during the experiment. Distance refers to how far away from the release area the animal was initially captured. Time of death is the time interval between the first GPS fix recorded at the death location and the last fix recorded at a different location prior to death.

AnimalDistance from paddockRelease locationSexRelease WtRelease dateDeath dateDays aliveTime of deathHabitat of death locationCause of death

Fox 315 kmPaddockM35001/6/094/6/09304:56–20:56SwaleDingo
Fox 325 kmPaddockM45009/6/0913/6/09–14/6/09508:30–08:30DuneDingo
Fox 33In paddockPaddockF350024/6/0924/6/09–25/6/09123.03–01.02DuneDingo
Fox 345 kmPaddockM350027/6/0912/7/09–13/7/091722:31–00:31SwaleDingo
Fox 3550 kmPaddockF500515/8/0920/8/09623:04–03:05SwaleDingo
Fox 3650 kmPaddockF440018/10/0928/10/091022:54–02:54DuneDingo
Fox 3750 kmPaddockF520016/10/0918/10/09–9/10/09308:30–08:30DuneDingo
Cat 22bIn paddockPaddockM405026/4/0914/6/09–13/7/0948–78unknownSwaleDingo
Cat 23b7 kmPaddockF295022/7/092/11/0910320:54–22:54SwaleUnknown
Cat 24b10 kmPaddockF375028/8/0930/11/09–7/12/0994–112unknownSwaleUnknown
Cat 25b10 kmPaddockF405016/9/096/10/09208.59–10.58CreeklineDingo
Cat 2810 kmPaddockF29503/4/0930/4/092716:56–18:56DuneDingo
Cat 2910 kmPaddockF275026/4/0930/5/093419:19–07:18DuneUnknown
Cat 21In paddockPaddockF270020/8/0821/6/200930017:04–19:04DuneDingo
Cat 23In paddockPaddockM420028/8/088/4/0921017:00–19:00DuneDingo
Fox 3850 kmControlF440018/10/09Fate unknown
Fox 3950 kmControlM480018/10/09Fate unknown
Fox 3010 kmControlM400014/12/09Fate unknown
Cat 27b15 kmControlM46503/10/09Fate unknown
Cat 28b15 kmControlF395031/10/09Fate unknown
Cat 26In controlControlM360029/9/082/7/09276Euthanased