Weekend wildlife gallery: San Juan Island foxes
They're not an indigenous species, but red foxes (including their melanistic version) have become an embedded part of the Salish Sea island's unique ecosystem.
It surprises people to learn that there’s a population of red foxes on remote San Juan Island, up in the northwestern-most corner of the Lower 48 states. They’re not a native species, but they’ve been here long enough that they’ve carved a niche into the ecosystem and are now a celebrated component of the island’s phenomenal wildlife.
It’s believed that …
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