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Message: <blockquote data-quote="gradders52" data-source="post: 1674681" data-attributes="member: 75771">While I appreciate the Stone Curlew/Weeting/Stoat discussion, what are people's thought about electrified fences?Do they keep just foxes out?Are they anti-predator or anti-fox fences?Do they simply remove one predator only to be replaced by another?Is it short term human intervention?Are the 'new' electric fences being installed a 'trial' or has a decision been made that they are 'beneficial'?In Scotland one of the biggest problems with Capercaille deaths was 'deer fencing' (i.e flying into them... only for the dead to be carried off by foxes??).... i.e a man-made created food source!Do 'anti-predator electric fences' have an adverse affect on low flying birds like grouse, partridge etc?I have seen Pheasant (particularly males) on either side of these fences pacing up and down going 'ballisitic' (frustrated) because they can't get at each other to 'fight' and establish dominance... let alone get at female pheasants. (Let's face it Pheasants lost out when brains were dished out).The RSPB shoot foxes at certain sites in Scotland, (spent over £10k) sitting out at dens to 'remove' predators. Shooting or fences? Both? Neither?Any thoughts?Cheersg</blockquote>