Sentences with phrase «protecting island foxes»
Annual vaccinations are vital to protecting island foxes.
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As on the other islands, the National Park Service has made great efforts to preserve and protect these island resources, including enforcement of marine protected areas, stabilization of cultural sites, rehabilitation of historic buildings, removal of nonnative plants and animals, recovery of island foxes, and reestablishment of bald eagles.
Suzi Fox, Director at the Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring Program, reveals the species of nesting birds she works to protect on the local beaches and what visitors can do to be respectful of these endangered creatures.
National Park Service staff will share how they protect the park resources at stations on island fox recovery, kelp forest monitoring, shipwreck research, historic preservation, and more.
The ability to quickly find injured or deceased island foxes helps biologists identify threats to other island foxes and allows everyone to act quickly to protect entire island fox populations.
In March 2004, four subspecies of the island fox were classified as a federally protected endangered species: the Santa Cruz island fox, Santa Rosa island fox, San Miguel island fox and the Santa Catalina island fox.