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Friends of the Island Fox

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Non-profit org, CA wildlife, rare mammal, island endemic species, Urocyon littoralis

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"Date with a Fox" on Island Fox Health Checks FIF online program on island fox health exams

Join Friends of the Island Fox for our online Zoom program Date with a Fox - Tues, 2/10 at 6:30 pm PT. Wildlife vet J Sanchez DVM talks on Island Fox Health Checks: From exam to research. Make a reservation at www1.islandfox.org/2026/02/date...

07.02.2026 00:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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California’s coast is under threat.

A coalition of environmental & community groups is urging BOEM to reject new offshore oil & gas leasingβ€”especially offshore CA.

🚫 Illegal
🚫 Reckless
🚫 Dangerous for marine life & coastal communities

Read the full letter ⬇️
protectnps.org/2026/01/28/p...

30.01.2026 16:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Date With A Fox 11 11 2025 Sylvie's Story 720
YouTube video by islandfoxnews Date With A Fox 11 11 2025 Sylvie's Story 720

Did you miss Nov's "Date with a Fox"? FIF is thankful for all of our donors who contribute to keeping island foxes safe and healthy. We've posted the video of "Sylvie's Story" so you can hear how your donations helped an individual island fox and see how she is today. youtu.be/k1WeayWkB7g

01.12.2025 21:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Friends of the Island Fox congratulates Kimberly Schoenberger on receiving FIF's 2025 Research Grant for her continuing investigation of "Transcriptomics of the Channel Island Fox through RNA-seq" This work will inform a genetic understanding of how island foxes respond to health threats.

01.08.2025 21:28 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Get the scoop on how Working Dogs 4 Conservation are helping island spotted skunks and island foxes on Santa Cruz Island. Zoom presentation 4:30 PT us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

30.06.2025 20:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Biologist gives rare island fox a vaccination. Island foxes are vaccinated for rabies and canine distemper

Biologist gives rare island fox a vaccination. Island foxes are vaccinated for rabies and canine distemper

Donors like you just funded over $15,300 in vaccine to protect island foxes from canine distemper and rabies. Island fox health checks start today across the islands.
#helpprotectislandfoxes,#islandfox,#FriendsoftheIslandFox

02.06.2025 20:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Metabarcoding Reveals the Genetic Fingerprints of Prey in Scat metabarcoding research identifies dietary differences and similarities between island fox and island spotted skunk

Are island spotted skunks competing for food with island foxes? See what metabarcoding research is revealing! FIF funded this genetic analysis.
www1.islandfox.org/2025/06/meta... #islandfox,#FriendsoftheIslandFox,#islandfoxscience

02.06.2025 20:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Nose for Identifying a Species conservation working dog successfully locates scat from island spotted skunk

Can a conservation working dog identify the difference between island fox scat and island spotted skunk scat? The DNA says: YES! Find out more about Moose and his conservation skills. www1.islandfox.org/2025/05/a-no... #islandfox,#FriendsoftheIslandFox,#islandfoxscience,

30.05.2025 01:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Friends of the Island Fox Research Grant 2025 Friends of the Island Fox 2025 Island Fox Research Grant application

Congrats to Katie Elder defending her MS thesis today. Great job, Katie! Katie was a FIF Research Grant recipient. You could be too! FIF research grant deadline 6/15/25. www1.islandfox.org/2025/03/frie... #islandfox,#FriendsoftheIslandFox,#islandfoxscience,

23.05.2025 17:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Friends of the Island Fox is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit org benefiting island fox conservation on the CA Channel Islands

Friends of the Island Fox is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit org benefiting island fox conservation on the CA Channel Islands

Friends of the Island Fox is thrilled to move to Bluesky! We're a nonprofit org benefiting the island fox on CA's Channel Islands. islandfox.org #islandfox,#islandfoxscience,#ChannelIslands,#Urocyonlittoralis

15.04.2025 19:54 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0