Island Fox (Urocyon littoralis santacruzae)

Post by **Uncle Rico** » Thu Jan 02, 2014 6:33 am

Saw this guy on east Santa Cruz Island yesterday. No fear.

tracker · Post by **tracker** » Thu Jan 02, 2014 7:38 am

Neat. It's hard to tell from the pic but was it noticeably smaller than its mainland cousins?

Post by **Hikin_Jim** » Thu Jan 02, 2014 10:04 am

Nice pix, Rico.

HJ

Post by **Uncle Rico** » Fri Jan 03, 2014 6:14 am

It's hard to tell from the pic but was it noticeably smaller than its mainland cousins?

I don't really know tracker since I never see its mainland cousins. But this guy was approximately the size of a large house cat, perhaps a hair bigger.

Post by **tekewin** » Sun Jan 12, 2014 11:48 am

Cool fox! I have yet to see a fox of any kind anywhere.

Do you need any special permits to hike Santa Cruz (or Catalina)?

Post by **Uncle Rico** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 9:03 pm

No permits to hike Santa Cruz teke, but there may be different requirements if you plan to stay the night. The eastern quarter of the island is owned by the NPS; the western 3/4 of the island is owned by the Nature Conservancy so you need permission to hike on that side of the island (and probably a chaperone).

Post by **tekewin** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 9:48 pm

Thanks, Rico.