Commercial Fox Management & Predator Control | Victoria

Complete Vertebrate Pest Management (CVPM) was contracted to implement a strategic predator eradication program on a 100-acre free-range poultry operation in regional Victoria.

 

CVPM spent a total of 11 separate, non-consecutive nights on-site actively eradicating 97 foxes to secure the facility, stabilise regional egg supply chains, and protect the client's high-value livestock assets.

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The Threat: High-Volume Fox Predation vs. Poultry Production Potential

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This commercial facility houses 95,000 free-range laying hens, representing a critical agricultural asset with a production capacity of roughly 28.5 million eggs annually.

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Prior to CVPM’s arrival, severe fox predation was actively damaging the farm's bottom line and biosecurity:

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• Daily Flock Casualties: An average of 30 to 50 hens vanished daily.

• Mass Casualty Events: Peak attacks resulted in up to 80 bird fatalities in a single night.

• Instinctual Surplus Killing: Because pest foxes engage in devastating surplus killing behavior (killing for sport rather than sustenance), the threat to an unprotected free-range flock is exponential and continuous.​​

 

The Operational Response: Advanced Pest Eradication Techniques​

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CVPM utilised specialised mobile assets to carry out the intensive, data-driven night-control program. Using advanced Thermal and Night Vision Optics and precise contract ground shooting across the 11 non-consecutive nights, the team consistently averaged between 8 and 9 foxes eradicated per night.​

 

Proving the ROI: Asset Recovery & Financial Protection

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Field telemetry indicates a single rogue fox can easily destroy 10 hens per night in an open commercial range. By eliminating 97 active apex predators from the immediate agricultural ecosystem, CVPM achieved immediate, measurable financial recovery for the poultry producer:

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• 970 Free-Range Hens Saved: Immediate protection and stabilization of livestock assets.

• 291,000 Eggs Preserved: Safeguarding the farm’s core revenue stream by preventing producing birds from being pulled out of the production cycle.

• Long-Term Viability: Eradicating the localized pest breeding population successfully mitigates future multi-generational predation cycles.

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Commercial pest management is not an operational expense—it is a direct investment in livestock welfare, agricultural biosecurity, and long-term farm profitability. Through proactive, professional wildlife management, CVPM safeguards regional Victoria's agricultural producers, ensuring food security and operational longevity in a competitive market.