Recovery of California Island foxes is fastest ever
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Recovery of California Island foxes is fastest ever –
Just 12 years ago, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service placed the rare canid on the Endangered Species List. Yesterday, three subspecies found on San Miguel, Santa Rosa, and Santa Cruz islands pounced right off of it, and the status of the Santa Catalina Island subspecies rose from endangered to threatened. Eliminating feral pigs, relocating non-native golden eagles, and captive breeding were all part of the successful recovery effort. NPR
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