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Thursday, February 16, 2017

Island Fox Awareness Day This Weekend !


How small is an island fox?
Who has bigger ears, an island fox or a fennec?
How do you fit a radio tracking collar on a wild island fox?

Discover these answers and more at the annual

Santa Barbara Zoo 
Island Fox Awareness Day
Sunday, February 19
11 AM - 3 PM

See the Zoo's two young brother island foxes. They were rescued from San Clemente Island as abandoned pups.

 

Friends of the Island Fox (2/18/17 Update - we will not be at the Zoo due to the weather) will have booths and activities:
  • Balance the Island Fox's Island Ecosystem
  • Learn How A Wild Island Fox Receives a Health Check

There will be other crafts and activities and the Animal Care Staff has scheduled the following:
  • 11 AM Island Fox Talk with Vet Technician
  • 11:30 AM Island Fox Talk with Animal Care Staff and enrichment
  • 12 PM Island Fox Talk with Animal Care Staff and enrichment
  • 1 PM Fennec Talk with Animal Care Staff and enrichment
  • 1:30 PM Fennec Talk with Animal Care Staff and enrichment
African fennecs

Come enjoy a day of foxes.

All activities included with Zoo admission. Rain may cancel. (Friends of the Island Fox will not be at the Zoo because of the weather 2/18/17 Update)