Conservation

Important Facts on Conservation

Current Distribution

The Vulpes vulpes necator is primarily found on the western coast of the United States, in California, in the Sierra Nevada mountains. (#10 on the map) According to USFWS, only about 18 to 39 individuals are left. "Sightings of the Sierra Nevada population have been limited to federal lands in Alpine, Fresno, Inyo, Madera, Mono and Tuolumne counties." (FWS.gov, n.d.)

IUCN Status

Least Concern

Vulpes Vulpes Necator is listed as "Least Concerned" on IUCN.

Reason for decline?

Humans. The human population is the biggest threat against our furry friends. According to the Center for Biological Diversity, "The Sierra Nevada red fox once was found throughout the Sierra Nevada mountains, but populations have declined dramatically because of poisoning and trapping, habitat destruction from logging and livestock grazing, and disturbance from off-road vehicles and snowmobiles." Many people also hunt foxes for their fur.

Conservation Efforts

Save the Sierra Nevada Red Fox - 2020

See Goal Here

Listed Under the Endangered Species Act

Endangered Species Act

Eastern Sierra Land Trust

Ways You Can Help

Works Cited:

Sierra Nevada red fox (Vulpes vulpes necator): U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. FWS.gov. (n.d.). Retrieved August 14, 2022, from https://www.fws.gov/species/sierra-nevada-red-fox-vulpes-vulpes-necator

Claudio Sillero-Zubiri (IUCN SSC Canid Specialist Group), & Michael Hoffmann (Zoological Society of London / IUCN SSC Canid Specialist Group). (2016, March 1). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved August 14, 2022, from https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/23062/193903628

Center for Biological Diversity. (2021, August 2). Sierra Nevada red fox population gains Endangered Species Act protection. Center for Biological Diversity. Retrieved August 14, 2022, from https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/sierra-nevada-red-fox-population-gains-endangered-species-act-protection-2021-08-02/

Yosemite Conservancy 2020 projects: Save the sierra Nevada red fox. Yosemite Conservancy. (2021, January 28). Retrieved August 14, 2022, from https://yosemite.org/projects/save-the-sierra-nevada-red-fox/#:~:text=As%20of%20December%202020%2C%20scientists,survival%20of%20this%20rare%20carnivore.

The Federal Register. Federal Register :: Request Access. (n.d.). Retrieved August 14, 2022, from https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/08/03/2021-16249/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-endangered-species-status-for-the-sierra-nevada

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