To halt the downward spiral of
island fox populations, the Service partnered with the National Park Service, The Nature Conservancy, and Catalina Island Conservancy to launch a series of recovery actions that included relocating non-native golden eagles from the northern Channel Islands; removing the non-native species that provided prey for the eagles; vaccinating foxes against canine distemper; and breeding foxes in captivity and reestablishing them to the
island fox populations, the Service partnered with the National Park Service, The Nature Conservancy, and Catalina
Island Conservancy to launch a series of recovery actions that included relocating non-native golden eagles from the northern Channel Islands; removing the non-native species that provided prey for the eagles; vaccinating foxes against canine distemper; and breeding foxes in captivity and reestablishing them to the
Island Conservancy to launch a series of recovery actions that included relocating non-native golden eagles from the northern Channel
Islands; removing the non-native species that provided prey for the eagles; vaccinating
foxes against canine distemper; and breeding
foxes in captivity and reestablishing them to the
wild.
An affiliated group of management agencies, landowners, academics, and non-profits concerned with the conservation of the
island fox has convened since 1999 to exchange information regarding the status and trend of the six
island fox subspecies, and to work cooperatively on
island fox conservations issues in such areas as captive breeding,
wild population management, veterinary issues, and educational / outreach.