Subject: [Tweeters] Re: Red Fox
Date: Jul 19 16:47:36 2009
From: Kevin Purcell - kevinpurcell at pobox.com


That said ... after I hit the send button I found this ... so a follow
up post.

<http://cascadescarnivore.blogspot.com/2009/06/june152009-cascade-red-fox-on-northwest.html
>

A automatic photo of a (supposed) Cascade Red Fox taken on Jun 24,
2009 on Mt Adams. Does look different from the usual Red Fox.

They also have photo's of black and red morph Foxes

<http://cascadescarnivore.blogspot.com/2009/06/june62009-station-fourteen-mix.html
>

There are other photos on the blog.

The ID seems to be based on location (it's in the mountains).

On Jul 19, 2009, at 4:28 PM, Kevin Purcell wrote:

> The authors are very skeptical that Vulpes vulpes cascadiensis (or
> Vulpes fulva cascadiensis depending on your taxonomy!) still exists
> as a derivative of the original native boreal Red Foxes.
>
> Has anyone here personally seen a Red Fox they believe was a
> cascadiensis?

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Kevin Purcell
kevinpurcell at pobox.com