We’ve all heard the saying “a dog is man’s best friend." The coyote surely would not agree. The Canidae family includes ...

Unlike coyotes, not all foxes belong to the same species. All foxes are members of the genus Vulpes, which encompasses ...

I make a pilgrimage to my favorite winter wonderland, Yellowstone National Park. I look forward to being immersed in the wild and surrounded by an intact ecosystem. Everything from the ...

Unlike the red fox which prefers forest openings ... The gray fox has few natural predators. Bobcats, coyotes, great horned owls, and golden eagles may occasionally prey upon young gray foxes.

hybridization with nonnative red foxes, and competition with coyotes resulting from reduced snowpack levels. The Center petitioned for protection of the red fox in 2011 and filed lawsuits in 2013 and ...

Climate change is reducing the Sierra snowpack, causing increased competition for food with coyotes. These foxes are jeopardized by inbreeding depression due to small population size and hybridization ...