Why so many smiling faces?
Nineteen refurbished radio-tracking collars and two new ones provided by Friends of the Island Fox are being deployed onto Catalina Island foxes, right now.
Why the bands of color?
This fall on Catalina Island, four new faces are working with Hamblen: (Above, from left to right) Makenzie Henk (Conservancy wildlife biologist), wildlife interns Ava Johnson and Jenna Hatfield, and Ricky Robbins (wildlife technician). Hamblen says: "This year, the fox interns helped us prepare the collars by adding the colored tape, checking to ensure the frequencies were correct, and punching holes in the leather of the collars so that we can place them on foxes more quickly in the field."
She added, "I was reflecting on how important the contributions of FIF have been to the success of this year's fox program."
In 2021, your donations provided the following for island foxes on Catalina:
- 350 canine distemper virus and rabies vaccinations
- studying disease antibodies in 80 individuals
- refurbishing 19 radio collars (including 10 funded by a grant from the Fresno Chaffee Zoo Wildlife Conservation Fund)
- 2 new radio collars
Your donations to Friends of the Island Fox makes a difference and goes directly toward conservation and research efforts.
Which radio collar on the table, did you help fund?