Fox Kits

ID: 284 ~ Source: Photo courtesy of sea turtle on Flickr

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These young foxes were photographed near a rabbit fence on San Juan Island. Due to their genetics, foxes on San Juan Island come in several different coat color variations.

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San Juan Island's Foxes and Rabbits – Two invasive species are a part of local ecological history

By Whitney Wyngaert

Cute, fluffy, and a pest: European rabbits have become a nuisance on the island within the last 100 years. In 1900 several domestic rabbits were brought to the island by a lighthouse keeper in hopes of selling their meat to Seattle markets. After…