Images of exotic, elusive and endangered creatures are submitted to the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition every year, but it’s the familiar red fox that is a firm favourite among entrants from around the world.
The Finnish food authority said on Tuesday it has ordered 50,000 farmed mink and foxes to be culled at three fur farms hit by bird flu infections as mink can host the virus, increasing the chance of it mutating and affecting humans.
London’s urban fox population has been growing and becoming more visible since the early 20th century. Foxes are well adapted to city and suburban life, and their numbers appear to have stabilized at about 10,000 foxes living in the gardens, parks, and alleyways of London alone. Collected below are recent images of some of...
In 2020, Key Largo nonprofit Pawsitive Beginnings was created to provide both a home to rescued foxes and education on the nature of the fur farming industry. Pawsitive Beginnings has greatly expanded its sanctuary and its goals under the leadership of founder Nicole Navarro. Since last year, Navarro’s fox rescue has become...
Aquarium Associate Animal Husbandry Director Rachel Stein said, “The most unique feature of the fennec fox is its large ears. Many people already know that their ears are to help them hear, but they don’t know that they also help them cool off in the hot desert as well.”
Genomic research led by the University of California at Berkeley has looked to uncover the origins and history of desert adaptation in foxes. In a paper, "North African fox genomes show signatures of repeated introgression and adaptation to life in deserts," published in Nature Ecology and Evolution, the researchers reveal what...
Once shoes, sports equipment, and newspapers started disappearing from porches and yards around Media late last month, some neighbors knew immediately what was going on.
Tiny foxes—each no bigger than a five-pound housecat—inhabiting the Channel Islands off the coast of Southern California were saved from extinction in 2016. However, new research reveals that the foxes now face a different threat to their survival.
Oregon State University says its scientists are among those leading the way to protect the rare Sierra Nevada red fox, like the one recently seen roaming around Mt. Bachelor.