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Friends of the Island Fox

Friends of the Island Fox, Inc and Eclipse-1 Media

Reference materials on Channel Island fox: its biology, behavior, habitat, research, endangered status and conservation efforts. Home of Friends of the Island Fox a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. FIF is dedicated to preserving the island fox in the wild and providing education outreach to schools and communities.

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She's Back! F257 - an Island Fox with a Story

Friends of the Island Fox ·

2023/11/13

F257 was true to form in 2023. She was captured during island-wide counting on Santa Rosa Island for the fifth year in a row!This charismatic female island fox was first captured and radio-collared in the fall of 2019 as a pup of that year. She was collared in the territory where she was born and there were thoughts she might provide additional data on how far female offspring disperse from their parents' territory.She didn't go anywhere. F257 remained in the coastal plain of her childhood. She has

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FIF 2023 Research Grant to Help Count Island Spotted...

Friends of the Island Fox ·

2023/11/06

Friends of the Island Fox received a record number of grant applications this year. Funds were awarded to two projects. Today we highlight:Desirae Thomaier a masters student in Biological Sciences at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.Island foxes share their habitat with island spotted skunks on Santa Cruz and Santa Rosa Islands. When island fox numbers declined due to golden eagles, island spotted skunk numbers increased dramatically. As island fox populations recovered, skunk numbers appeared to

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Island Foxes Are Getting New Radio Collars

Friends of the Island Fox ·

2023/08/31

Six new radio collars funded by Friends of the Island Fox will arrive on Catalina Island next week!Across the Channel Islands, island foxes are receiving annual health checks and new radio-tracking collars. Watch the video below of M173. He is a four-year-old male on Santa Rosa Island and his radio collar was replaced last week during his health check.He is not tranquilized. The green hood covers his eyes and keeps his mouth closed. This keeps him calm and enables biologists to quickly complete a

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FIF Research Grant Application Deadline Approaching

Friends of the Island Fox ·

2023/08/04

Are island spotted skunks genetically different enough from mainland spotted skunks to warrant species status? FIF 2022 Research Grant recipient Julia Owen is probing the island spotted skunk genome.Are island foxes crossing into the territory of other island foxes to access beach foods on Santa Rosa Island? FIF 2021 Research Grant recipient Katie Elder and recipient Juliann Schamel continue to investigate island fox territory size and diet.Are you investigating island foxes, prey species,Channel

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Radio Collars and Vaccines Arrive for Island Foxes

Friends of the Island Fox ·

2023/07/21

Island fox populations are stable across the Channel Islands, but recovery is only as sustainable as our participation in protecting them from introduced threats.Radio MonitoringRadio-tracking collars remain the best technology for monitoring island fox survival. These collars allow biologists to determine from a distance that an island fox is alive and active in its habitat. If something happens to a fox and it stops moving for 6 hrs, the radio collar signal changes, alerting biologists that

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Island Fox Status Update 2023

Friends of the Island Fox ·

2023/06/20

Island fox populations are healthy, but the differences between each island subspecies are becoming more apparent. The following is the update from across the Channel Islands as compiled from notes by Friends of the Island Fox at the 25th Annual Island Fox Working Group Meeting held May 18, 2023 at the Santa Barbara Zoo (hybrid meeting).Reported population numbers are official estimates from each land manager as calculated during the 2022 counting period. (How are island foxes counted)Overview:

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Island Fox Ambassadors Making a Difference

Friends of the Island Fox ·

2023/06/09

Island Fox Ambassadors help island foxes by:educating others about island foxesdirectly supporting island fox conservation in some wayor improving the island fox's habitat Magic Wands for FoxesBenjamin and Larissa in Georgia wanted to help island foxes. They handmade these magic wands and sold them. Their hard work and creative idea help fund the refurbishing of a radio collar that will be going on an island fox this summer.Cans for VaccinationsKris in California became passionate about island

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Supporting Island Fox Health Across the Channel Islands

Friends of the Island Fox ·

2023/06/02

Every donation makes a difference!FIF presents support for island fox disease testingAt the Island Fox Conservation Working Meeting on May 20th,FIF not only celebrated...your donations went to work!FIF President Mike Watling presented Makenzie Henk, Wildlife Conservation Manager for the Catalina Island Conservancy with $4,100 to support testing island foxes for virus exposure. Catalina Island foxes face the greatest threat from introduced disease. Blood samples from Catalina Island foxes are tested

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What Questions Do You Have For Island Fox Experts?

Friends of the Island Fox ·

2023/05/12

Next weekthe Island Fox Conservation Working Groupmeets for its25th Annual Meeting !It's a time to celebrate the biologists, land managers, researchers, technicians, veterinarians, ecologists, government agencies, academic institutions, and conservation organizations that all came together to formulate a plan and take action to save island foxes from extinction and shepherd their recovery.It is also a time to ask questions of the folks that were on the ground trying to discern why island foxes were

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FIF Research Grant 2023

Friends of the Island Fox ·

2023/04/19

Friends of the Island is taking applications through August for theFIF 2023 Research GrantDownload APPLICATIONFrom dietary investigation linked with territory use to microbes affecting island fox health, new science is revealing the complex world of island foxes and the Channel Island ecosystem.This year FIF will be offering up to $7,000 in support toward research projects benefiting greater understanding of island foxes and the Channel Islands.Last year's grant project is working to reveal the

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Join FIF on a Trip to Santa Cruz Island

Friends of the Island Fox ·

2023/03/31

Spring is a great time to visit the Channel Islands!Friends of the Island Fox is headed to Santa Cruz Island for the day on:May 20th, 2023We'll check-in at Ventura Harbor at 8:15 amand return around 5 pm.The $75 (per person) registration includes: boat fare, FIF naturalist guides on the island, and a donation to support vaccinating island foxes against canine distemper virus.4/14/23 Trip is SOLD OUT Each trip to the islands is an adventure...... and we never know for sure what wildlife we might see

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Everything You Wanted to Know About Island Fox Pups

Friends of the Island Fox ·

2023/03/13

island fox pup, courtesy of I. RoseAcross the Channel Islands, island fox parents are finding hidden-away spots for a den where females can give birth to pups. Most island fox pups are born in April.How big are island fox pups at birth? Small - about the size and weight of two AA batteries.What do you call baby island foxes? Pups or kits. At birth their natal fur is a cocoa brown and their ears appear small and rounded. The pup pictured was born at a zoo in 2006–at that time there was a small

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Island Foxes on the Cover of Molecular Ecology

Friends of the Island Fox ·

2023/02/25

Fox Foto Friday - Island foxes make the cover of another scientific journal!Friends of the Island Fox congratulates Jasmine Lu on the publication of her paper–"Ear mite infection restructures otic microbial networks in conservation–reliant Santa Catalina Island foxes (Urocyon littoralis catalinae)"–in Molecular Ecology.Working with Dr. Alexandra DeCandia, Lu investigated the connections between bacteria communities and ear mite infection to understand why island foxes on Catalina became so

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Fresno Chaffee Zoo Helps Island Foxes

Friends of the Island Fox ·

2023/02/18

What are those island foxes whispering?They are spreading the word that the Fresno Chaffee Zoo Wildlife Conservation Fund has provided island foxes with a special end of the year 2022 grant.$2,400 will help fund Canine Distemper Virus andRabies vaccinationsCanine distemper virus is typically fatal to island foxes. To protect them, a minimum number of 100 island foxes are vaccinated each year on each island.Because the vaccine that is safe for island foxes only provides protection for 10–11 months,

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Virtual Program: How Microbes Influence Island Fox...

Friends of the Island Fox ·

2023/01/27

Join Friends of the Island Fox for a virtual"Date with a Fox"Tuesday, January 31 at 6:30–7:30 pm (Pacific Time)on Zoom Hear directly from researchers investigating island fox health and biologists working in the field on the Channel Islands.Jasmine Lu became acquainted with Channel Island foxes while working on her senior thesis at Princeton under the guidance of Alexandra DeCandia, Ph.D. Their work investigated how mite infection can destabilize the microbial community structure in the ear canals

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Fox Foto Friday - Rain, Races, & Island Foxes

Friends of the Island Fox ·

2023/01/06

The rains are bringing renewed resources to the Channel Islands! Time to bask in the sun and be hopeful for a positive 2023.This photo was taken by FIF volunteer Megan Sarrail in December on Santa Cruz Island.Avalon 50K Update - Island foxes are sad to report that Cassidy Smith has sustained an injury making her unable to run in the Avalon 50K on Saturday, January 7. The sponsorships she has received will be carried over to a new race and still go to work helping island foxes.While the rainy weather

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