Syntopy Between Endangered San Joaquin Kit Foxes and Potential Competitors in an Urban Environment [PDF]
Animals, 2023 The endangered San Joaquin kit fox (Vulpes macrotis mutica; SJKF) occurs in the city of Bakersfield, CA, where several putative competitors also occur, including domestic cats (Felis catus), striped skunks (Mephitis mephitis), raccoons (Procyon lotor ...
Erica C Kelly +2 more
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Den Use Patterns of Endangered San Joaquin Kit Foxes in Urban Environments May Facilitate Disease Transmission [PDF]
AnimalsA robust population of endangered San Joaquin kit foxes (Vulpes macrotis mutica; SJKFs) occurs in the city of Bakersfield, CA. In 2013, sarcoptic mange was detected and significantly reduced SJKF abundance.
Erica C Kelly +2 more
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Land use change and rodenticide exposure trump climate change as the biggest stressors to San Joaquin kit fox. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2019 Animal and plant species often face multiple threats simultaneously. We explored the relative impact of three major threats on populations of the endangered San Joaquin kit fox.
Theresa Nogeire-McRae +4 more
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Molecular epidemiology of a fatal sarcoptic mange epidemic in endangered San Joaquin kit foxes (Vulpes macrotis mutica) [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2020 Background In 2013, sarcoptic mange, caused by Sarcoptes scabiei mites, precipitated a catastrophic decline of the formerly stable urban population of endangered San Joaquin kit foxes (Vulpes macrotis mutica) in Bakersfield, California, USA.
Jaime L. Rudd +5 more
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Intraguild Competition between Endangered Kit Foxes and a Novel Predator in a Novel Environment [PDF]
Animals, 2022 A population of endangered San Joaquin kit foxes inhabits the urban environment in the city of Bakersfield, California, United States. This population is considered important for the conservation and recovery of this species.
Brian L. Cypher +3 more
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Optimizing Reserve Expansion for Disjunct Populations of San Joaquin Kit Fox [PDF]
Biological Conservation, 2004 Expanding habitat protection is a common strategy for species conservation. We present a model to optimize the expansion of reserves for disjunct populations of an endangered species. The objective is to maximize the expected number of surviving populations subject to budget and habitat constraints.
Hugh P. Possingham +2 more
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Land Use as a Driver of Patterns of Rodenticide Exposure in Modeled Kit Fox Populations. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Although rodenticides are increasingly regulated, they nonetheless cause poisonings in many non-target wildlife species. Second-generation anticoagulant rodenticide use is common in agricultural and residential landscapes.
Theresa M Nogeire +4 more
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Spatio-temporal and transmission dynamics of sarcoptic mange in an endangered New World kit fox. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2023 Sarcoptic mange poses a serious conservation threat to endangered San Joaquin kit foxes (Vulpes macrotis mutica). After first appearing in Bakersfield, California in spring 2013, mange reduced the kit fox population approximately 50% until the epidemic ...
Patrick Foley +5 more
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A Noninvasive Fecal-DNA Detection Method for Sarcoptic Mange in the San Joaquin Kit Fox (Vulpes macrotis mutica) [PDF]
AnimalsEndangered San Joaquin kit foxes (Vulpes macrotis mutica) living in Bakersfield and Taft, California, have declined due to an ongoing sarcoptic mange epizootic.
Anaisía N. Brown +6 more
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Artificial dens for the conservation of San Joaquin kit foxes
California Fish and Wildlife Journal, 2021 San Joaquin kit foxes (Vulpes macrotis mutica) are federally endangered and California threatened, primarily due to profound habitat loss. Kit foxes are obligate den users and in some locations den availability may be limited due to natural or ...
Brian L. Cypher +2 more
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