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Genetic Rescue for Rare Red Foxes?

Katherine E Kerlin — September 26, 2024 - 8:00pm

A �ٺ��Ƶ study shows inbreeding is affecting Lassen's small, isolated red fox population. Genetic rescue could be a viable option for their recovery.

Ensuring a Future for 10 Iconic Animals

Katherine E Kerlin — April 19, 2023 - 1:16pm

As the Endangered Species Act celebrates 50 years, a UC feature story highlights �ٺ��Ƶ efforts to protect animals like Channel Island foxes and white abalone.

Scientists outfox ear tumors in endangered Catalina Island foxes

IET WebDev — December 07, 2015 - 11:10am

Until recently, endangered foxes on California’s Catalina Island were suffering from one of the highest prevalences of tumors ever documented in a wildlife population, �ٺ��Ƶ scientists have found. But treatment of ear mites appears to be helping the wild animals recover.

Roughly half of adult foxes examined between 2001 and 2008 had tumors in their ears, with about two-thirds of those malignant, according to a �ٺ��Ƶ study published this month in the journal PLOS ONE.