A study shows inbreeding is affecting a small, isolated red fox population in the Lassen Peak region of California. Genetic rescue could be a viable option for the recovery of montane red foxes.

Driving into the Hidden Valley parking area, a bull elk stood boldly on top of a hill. With the growth of his antlers so ...

A red fox rests near Lassen Peak in this 2022 trail camera photo. Inbreeding is impacting Lassen's red foxes, which were abundant in the region before the 1900s, found a UC Davis study. (California ...

The study found that inbreeding is impacting the Lassen red fox population. Thousands of years ago—long before unregulated trapping and poison knocked back their populations in the 1890s and ...

For animals whose populations are in decline from inbreeding, genetics itself can be a lifesaver. Genomic research led by the University of California, Davis, reveals clues about montane red foxes’ ...

The northern red-backed vole (Clethrionomys rutilus) is a small slender vole found in Alaska, northern Canada, Scandinavia and northern Russia. [2] Quick Facts Conservation status, Scientific ...

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The coyote is much bigger than the gray fox, with males ranging from 21 to 24 inches tall and weighing between 18 and 44 pounds. Female coyotes tend to be smaller and typically weigh between 15 and 40 ...

Much of it, however, is being eaten by two incredibly damaging invasive predators: the feral cat and the red fox. With thousands of strategically placed cameras covering more than 27,000 square ...

Foxes and wolves – especially red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) and gray wolves (Canis lupus ... They make dens in the ground to raise young. They are carnivores who hunt mammals. Yet, their behavior is also ...

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Imaizumi's red-backed vole (Craseomys imaizumii) is a species of vole in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Japan and was initially designated as a subspecies of the Japanese red-backed vole, with ...