“More people are concerned about the fox; more people are aware and people want to protect their habitat,” he said. Gray foxes prefer woodlands with a mix of young and mature trees, according ...

The Iowa DNR is offering a $400 reward as an incentive for foxes that are healthy and can be tracked in the study. Landowners also can help by creating more habitat for the gray fox. They can ...

Evelsizer says factors that may play a bigger role in the decline of gray foxes are habitat loss, disease and competition with other wildlife. Researchers have documented coyotes and bobcats ...

In 2015, gray foxes were listed as a species of greatest conservation need in Iowa. Evelsizer said changing habitat is the number one factor they are examining within the state because of land ...

Increasing coyote and bobcat populations may affect gray fox populations through competition and predation. Changes in Iowa’s forest habitat may also contribute to lower gray fox numbers.

Red and gray foxes differ somewhat in their choice of habitat, with red foxes being more likely to inhabit open areas including agricultural settings, whereas gray foxes are more common in forests ...

The gray fox is native to Iowa ... We suspect that it may be related to changes to their habitat here in the Midwest. It could be disease issues such as distemper. It could be troubles for ...

Gray foxes are also susceptible to distemper ... which means they ceased to live here, as a result of habitat loss and unregulated hunting and trapping, but that’s not the case anymore.

Wild members of the dog family which currently live in New Hampshire include the Eastern coyote (see the Take Me Outside column from 2/25/24) and red and gray foxes. Many people are not aware that ...