Red Fox

At the Preserve

Our collection:

2	.	0	.	0
Male		Female		Young

Our Habitat:

10,890

Square Feet

Photos from the Preserve:

Red Fox in snow Dec 2019 YWP Lindsay Caskenette

Articles from the Preserve:

Meet Archie

by Brittney Forsythe | 2024-09-26 | Red Fox, Rehabilitation | 0 Comments

1 minute read - Say hello to a new member of the Preserve's family, a red fox. This is Archie. He came to the Preserve after being seized in B.C. by the Wildlife Branch of the British Columbia Provincial Government from an individual who did not have the appropriate...

What’s That Scat?

by Sophia Slater | 2021-07-23 | Canada Lynx, Caribou, Moose, Mountain Goat, Muskox, Red Fox, Thinhorn Sheep, Wildlife, Wood Bison | 2 Comments

4 minute read. As we are out enjoying some of the many trails the Yukon has to offer, we often have to watch our step to make sure we’re not putting our boots in something smelly! These unexpected trail obstacles can be great indicators of whose habitat we are walking...

Why are red foxes so happy among us?

by Danette Moule | 2021-07-16 | Red Fox, Wildlife | 2 Comments

5.5 minute read. Red foxes are as familiar to any Yukoner as seeing their friend or colleague walking down the street. They are a welcome resident of Whitehorse, and most urban environments in Canada. Though many species numbers have declined since Europeans arrived...

Uneasy neighbours: red foxes and arctic foxes in the north

by Joelle Ingram | 2021-03-30 | Arctic Fox, Meet the North - Yukon Biodiversity, Red Fox | 11 Comments

It’s tough out there in the arctic. It’s a real fox-eat-fox world. Literally! Take a virtual trip up to the Yukon’s arctic coast and learn about the complex and, at times, tenuous co-existence of two northern icons: the red and arctic fox.

Mountain Slopes – Yukon Wildlife Preserve

by Doug Caldwell | 2020-09-05 | Mountain Goat, Red Fox, Thinhorn Sheep | 0 Comments

11 min read - The Yukon Wildlife Preserve features eleven iconic northern animal species, but if you look closely at each of the three primary habitats on the Preserve you’ll see many more species than “only” eleven. The three primary habitats include: grasslands,...

Wetlands Habitats – Yukon Wildlife Preserve

by Doug Caldwell | 2020-08-15 | Moose, Red Fox | 0 Comments

13 minute read - The Yukon Wildlife Preserve features eleven iconic northern animal species, but if you look closely at each of the three primary habitats on the Preserve you’ll see many more species than “only” eleven. The three primary habitats include: grasslands,...

Grassland Habitats – Yukon Wildlife Preserve

by Doug Caldwell | 2020-08-01 | Arctic Ground Squirrel, Red Fox, Wood Bison | 0 Comments

10 min read -The Yukon Wildlife Preserve features eleven iconic northern animal species, but if you look closely at each of the three primary habitats on the Preserve you’ll see many more species than "only" eleven. The three primary habitats include: grasslands,...

Red Fox in 360 Video

by Erin Jamieson | 2020-06-15 | Red Fox | 1 Comment

4.5 min video - watch in either English or French - Wild and curious Red Foxes are a common sight in the Yukon. The natural adaptability and resourcefulness of this species makes them well-suited to coping with human presence, but sometimes they need us to remember...

Pouncing Fox

by Julie Kerr | 2019-12-17 | Red Fox | 1 Comment

A red fox streaks by on a snowy November morning. I stop my activity, pivot and watch through the window. While I am inside and the fox is outside, it is so close to the window of my home that I know any movement on my part will translate to sound, making this wild...

General Overviews

Red Fox in the Yukon from Department of Environment, Yukon Government.
This page has all the basics for red fox in the Yukon, including Tracks, scat, range and more!

Yukon Specific Research

Yukon Wildlife Preserve Stories

The critter thought to be a dog definitly is a red fox! Read about the original story here.
After a successful fundraising campaign the fox lives its life out at the Preserve: 2015-04-2 – Media Release for new red fox and habitat

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