Radio-tracking collars are the primary way that island fox survival is monitored across the Channel Islands.
12 new radio collars and 21 refurbished radio collars funded by your donations are going on island foxes RIGHT NOW on Catalina Island.
Across Catalina Island wildlife biologists are giving island foxes health checks. Weighing them, checking their ears,
teeth,
and overall condition.
Meet wildlife biologist Emily Hamblin and hear how she gives health checks to island foxes. "Date with a Fox" program (video recording)
Island foxes faced near extinction on four islands twenty-two years ago. One of the causes was introduced canine distemper virus. Island foxes can be vaccinated for this disease, but new diseases arriving on the islands remains one of the greatest threats to this island species. The word for this is "biosecurity."
Everyone that visits the islands plays a role in biosecurity. See what you can do