Conserve additional high-quality habitat for kit foxes and swift foxes.
Island, Kit & Swift Fox Working Group
The group addresses conservation needs for island, kit and swift foxes. Its priorities include habitat loss and incompatible land uses, the effects of renewable-energy development, sarcoptic mange in San Joaquin kit foxes, and long-term monitoring to protect recovering island fox populations.
Coordinator: Brian L. Cypher
Objectives
Assess development impacts and identify mitigation compatible with kit and swift fox conservation.
Develop robust population viability analyses at range-wide, regional and local scales.
Continue monitoring and disease and predator surveillance across all island fox populations.
Maintain a captive island fox population to support outreach, research and emergency conservation.