- Author: Amy Brasch
Published on: October 19, 2012
![Sacramento Valley fox pup. (Photo: Mark Statham)](https://ucanr.edu/blogs/Green/blogfiles/12987small.jpg)
Sacramento Valley fox pup. (Photo: Mark Statham)
The red fox (Vulpes vulpes) is one of the most widely distributed terrestrial mammals in the world. California is home to red foxes of both native and non-native ancestry. Red foxes in the Sacramento Valley were long thought to be non-native. However, in 2005 genetic analyses performed in the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine’s, Veterinary Genetics Laboratory revealed these foxes to be native to the region and potentially in decline.
The estimated population size of Sacramento Valley (SV) red foxes is very small, indicating possible conservation concerns. In addition, SV red foxes occur in a highly modified landscape used for intensive agriculture. In particular, while preliminary...
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