Environmentalists are suing the Fish and Wildlife Service over the omission of critical habitat for the Sierra Nevada red fox, amplifying an already robust Endangered Species Act debate.

WASHINGTON— The Center for Biological Diversity sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today for failing to provide habitat protection to endangered Sierra Nevada red foxes in California. “There’s ...

Little red flying foxes are tree-dwelling bats. In daytime they can be seen roosting in giant camps that may include as many as a million individuals. The bats are indeed efficient fliers ...

Article continues after... Red fox habitat includes open fields and edges between fields and forests. They are more likely to be seen near human habitation than their wary gray cousins.

Sierra Nevada red fox in Lassen Volcanic National Park, California (Keith Slausen, U.S. Forest Service) (CN) — The Center for Biological Diversity on Monday sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for ...

The red fox is the only animal which is known to use the Earth’s magnetic field to hunt. It’s thought to be able to sense it using a protein in its eyes called cryptochrome. With fine warm ...

Michigan's diverse landscapes provide a habitat for both red and gray foxes. Although there are no definitive population estimates for either species, sightings of both can be reported throughout ...

The red fox has also been introduced to Australia, though it is not native to that land. While they share the same habitat, foxes and wolves generally avoid one another. Wolves may chase a fox and ...

Grizzled gray upperparts, a blackish band on each side of the muzzle, and a black-tipped tail are some of the characters by which the gray fox differs from the red fox. Other differences include ...