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Island Fox (Urocyon littoralis santacruzae)
Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2014 6:33 am
by Uncle Rico
Saw this guy on east Santa Cruz Island yesterday. No fear.
Re: Island Fox (Urocyon littoralis santacruzae)
Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2014 7:38 am
by tracker
Neat. It's hard to tell from the pic but was it noticeably smaller than its mainland cousins?
Re: Island Fox (Urocyon littoralis santacruzae)
Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2014 10:04 am
by Hikin_Jim
Nice pix, Rico.
HJ
Re: Island Fox (Urocyon littoralis santacruzae)
Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 6:14 am
by Uncle Rico
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.
Re: Island Fox (Urocyon littoralis santacruzae)
Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2014 11:48 am
by tekewin
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)?
Re: Island Fox (Urocyon littoralis santacruzae)
Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 9:03 pm
by Uncle Rico
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).
Re: Island Fox (Urocyon littoralis santacruzae)
Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 9:48 pm
by tekewin
Thanks, Rico.