Ecology: Hunting and fox numbers in the United Kingdom

The potential impact of fox-hunting ban in Britain is a contentious issue that has been explored by Baker et al. They conclude that a suspension of lowland fox-hunting for nine months during 2001 made no difference to fox density in certain areas. We are not confident, however, that their analysis s...

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Published in:Nature (London) 2003-05, Vol.423 (6938), p.400; discussion 400-400
Main Authors: Aebischer, Nicholas J, Baker, Sandra E, Johnson, Paul J, Macdonald, David W, Reynolds, Jonathan C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Bias
Conservation of Natural Resources - legislation & jurisprudence
Ecology
Feces
Foxes - physiology
Models, Statistical
Population Density
Sports - legislation & jurisprudence
Time Factors
United Kingdom
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Summary:The potential impact of fox-hunting ban in Britain is a contentious issue that has been explored by Baker et al. They conclude that a suspension of lowland fox-hunting for nine months during 2001 made no difference to fox density in certain areas. We are not confident, however, that their analysis supports their conclusions -- their study does not consider statistical power or account sufficiently for regional variation, and also uses an inappropriate statistic.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/423400a