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Island Fox (San Clemente Island Fox)

Urocyon littoralis clementae

Photo by scorrice
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Field Notes

Description:

San Clemente Island Fox

Habitat:

Its preferred habitat is complex layer vegetation with a high density of woody, perennially fruiting shrubs. The fox lives in all of the island biomes including temperate forest, temperate grassland and chaparral, with no island supporting more than 1,000 foxes. (according to Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island_fox )

Notes:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/scorrice/6535579851/in/photostream/

Reference Links:

Island fox, San Clemente Island Fox (Urocyon littoralis clementae) | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

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Comments (5)
CindyBinghamKeiser
Hi scorrice, you have some great spottings! I hope you'll consider joining the Southern California Wildlife mission and add them :) http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/7964554
KarenL
So beautiful! We have gray foxes here in Tennessee that look very similar. Thanks for sharing & welcome to Project Noah!
scorrice
@Ava_T-B Thanks for the tip. Added 2 more pics. This little guy was not scared of humans at all, and they seldom are on the island, but he was impossible to touch. I took this picture near the dining hall on the island.
Ava T-B
You could add that second picture on Flickr to this spotting.
Ava T-B
Sweet first spotting -- welcome to Project Noah. Was this fox tame? Captive? Or just too used to people?
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PublishedDecember 19, 2011

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