Kit Fox Research Underway in Southeast Oregon Rare Captured Footage of Pups Playing

By Vanessa Torres

Oregon -(Ammoland.com)- Rare footage of Kit Fox pups playing in the Eastern Oregon desert recently was captured on video. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife biologists have been studying the foxes since 2012.

Kit Fox are a Strategy Species in the Oregon Conservation Strategy. Strategy Species are those with small or declining populations or that are otherwise at risk and in need of conservation. The Kit Fox has always been rare in Oregon where it reaches its northern limit in the southeastern part of the state.

Assistant District Wildlife Biologist Scott Torland says the animals were last monitored in the 1990s when habitat was secure with little human activity or development. The current research project aims to collect updated information on Kit Fox distribution and habitat use in Southeastern Oregon.

“In recent years, there have been more wind energy and mining proposals. We also have more people using the desert, especially Off-Highway Vehicle riders, and it highlighted the need for more data on Kit Fox,” Torland said.

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