Island Foxes

        Island Foxes, living only on the Channel Islands of California, have alway been endangered. In the 90's, golden eagles started hunting on the northern islands. Meanwhile, disease spred in the southern islands. Only the size of a medium sized house cat, the foxes could not survive. By 1999, the foxes were almost extinct. Conservationists leapt in to help. They started to breed the foxes and sent the kits to the wild, and relocated the eagles. Even though Island Foxes are still endangered, scientists and conservationists are helping to keep them survive.