Description
The swift fox (Vulpes velox) is a rare, house-cat-sized carnivore. Although once abundant in Canada, it was extirpated from Canada and northern Montana by the late 1930s. Since 1983, a reintroduction program has been underway to restore this species to Canada. Concurrent with the Canadian swift fox reintroduction program, evidence suggested that Canadian fox releases had also established a small swift fox population in north-central Montana. The focus of the 2000-2001 census was: to estimate changes in the distribution and abundance of swift foxes within Canada since the 1996-1997 census; and secondly, to estimate the distribution and abundance of swift foxes in adjacent areas of Montana. Application of the same population estimation technique utilized in 1996-1997 suggests that the Alberta/Saskatchewan border population consists of 560 individuals (compared to 192 previously), the Grasslands National Park area contains 96 individuals (compared to 87 previously), and the sampled Montana area contains 221 foxes.
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August 1, 2001
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Alberta species at risk report no. 24
Alternative Title
Census of swift fox in Canada and northern Montana
Extent
34 pages
Frequency
Once
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Sustainable Resource Development (2001-2006, 2006-2013)
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Date Created
2001-08-01
Date Added
2015-12-23T16:03:29.639668
Date Modified
2001-08-01
Date Issued
2001-08-01
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ISBN (pdf)
0778518299
ISBN (print)
0778518280
ISSN (online)
1496-7146
ISSN (print)
1496-7219
NEOS catalogue key
2577367
Local Identifier
Publication no. I/034