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	Hinterland Who's Who - Swift Fox
		In winter, the swift fox’s fur is long and dense, mainly buff-grey on the head, back, and upper surface of the tail, and orange-tan on the sides, legs, and lower tail surface.
		However, despite the serious overall decline of the swift fox population in the United States and the eradication of the species in some states, the foxes managed to hold out in the central United States, where habitat change and trapping and poisoning campaigns were no less threatening than in Canada.
		Although the majority of the original stock of released foxes has perished, scientists are encouraged by the survival of a nucleus of second-generation foxes born and raised completely in the wild, and monitoring and releases will continue until several generations of foxes have been born.
	www.hww.ca /hww2.asp?id=105 (2229 words)

	Swift Fox
		Historically, the swift fox was widely distributed from southern Canada to the panhandle of Texas, and from northwest Montana to western Minnesota.
		Swift fox are apparently absent from North Dakota, although several recent observations suggest the species may exist in extremely low densities in the southwestern counties.
		Swift fox were historically trapped for their fur, but their pelts are of low quality and small in size.
	www.fws.gov /northdakotafieldoffice/endspecies/species/swift_fox.htm (698 words)

	Saskatchewan Environment - Swift Fox
		The main factor threatening the reintroduction of the Swift Fox is predation.
		Swift Foxes captured in the United States were translocated to Canada and used for both captive breeding and wild releases.
		The Swift fox population is currently being assessed and population estimates should be updated in spring 2001.
	www.se.gov.sk.ca /ecosystem/speciesatrisk/swiftfox.htm (1426 words)

	Swift Fox
		The reasons for the disappearance of swift foxes in both Canada and the U.S. are uncertain, but strychnine-poisoning, intensive trapping (in the past), and habitat destruction are thought to be the primary causes.
		The Swift Fox Recovery Team decided to begin in southern Alberta and Saskatchewan in an effort to reintroduce this species to its native Canadian habitat.
		Swift foxes once got most of their food by scavenging wolf and bear kills.
	www.thewildones.org /Animals/swiftFox.html (343 words)

	Swift Fox - Defenders of Wildlife
		Swift foxes have dark grayish tan coloration extending to a yellow-tan color across their sides and legs.
		The swift fox is native to the Great Plains region of North America.
		One of the main threats to the swift fox is habitat loss as a result of conversion of grasslands for agriculture.
	www.defenders.org /wildlife_and_habitat/wildlife/swift_fox.php (411 words)

	Swift Fox: WhoZoo
		The swift fox is the smallest canids (a group that includes dogs, wolves and foxes) in North America.
		Swift foxes are found primarily in Canada, with scattered populations in the plains states.
		Swift foxes are predators, hunting a variety of small mammals, reptiles, birds and amphibians.
	www.whozoo.org /AnlifeSS2001/darlvong/DV_SwiftFox.htm (493 words)

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	www.swiftfox.ca (203 words)

	Swift Fox
		Once common on the prairies of Montana, the swift fox was extirpated in the mid-1900s by trapping, incidental poisoning, loss of habitat, and the disappearance of prairie dogs and other food sources in the wake of government extermination programs.
		To accomplish the swift fox restoration, a partnership was formed among Defenders of Wildlife, the Blackfeet Indian Nation, and the Cochrane Ecological Institute, a Canadian captive breeding facility.
		In 2003, in collaboration with the University of Montana, Defenders of Wildlife conducted an evaluation of the project and determined that the partnership achieved their goal of re-establishing a self-sustaining swift fox population on the Reservation.
	www.earthfriends.com /ef_success_swift_fox.htm (301 words)

	Swift Fox - Vulpes velox
		Swift foxes are considered nocturnal, doing most of their hunting in the evening, through the night and into the early morning hours.
		Predators of the swift fox are coyotes, eagles, hawks, and man. Coyotes are the primary predator of the swift fox.
		In addition to returning the swift fox to the land, efforts were also made to re-establish the swift fox's food source of prairie dog and fl-footed ferret populations.
	www.blueplanetbiomes.org /swift_fox.htm (1197 words)

	Swift Fox-- Kids' Planet -- Defenders of Wildlife
		The swift fox, along with the kit fox, is the smallest canid in North America.
		The swift fox has been wiped out of 90% of its historic range in the U.S. Estimates suggest that there may be about 300 foxes in Canada.
		One of the main threats to the swift fox is habitat loss as a result of conversion of grasslands for agriculture.
	www.kidsplanet.org /factsheets/swiftfoxsheet.html (421 words)

	Mee Yah Chah, The Swift Fox
		Within the swift fox range, three States list it as an endangered species and provide protection: North Dakota, where it is extirpated, South Dakota where there is an estimated population of 50-100 animals, and Nebraska where the unknown population is believed to declining over most of the State.
		The swift fox breeds from December to February, depending on latitude; later in the North, earlier in the South.
		In 1978, when the swift fox was designated by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) as extirpated, their ownership was changed by the stroke of a bureaucrat's pen from the Smeeton family to the Canadian Wildlife Service.
	www.canids.org /PUBLICAT/CNDNEWS1/swiftfox.htm (2060 words)

	The Swift Fox's Speedy Return
		It’s a swift fox!” she shouted to her assistant before climbing down from the truck for a closer look at an animal that Montana had officially declared extirpated (locally extinct) in 1969.
		One of the biggest obstacles to further swift fox population expansion is the continual conversion of grasslands to crop fields.
		Swift foxes also struggle to compete with coyotes and red foxes, which both appear to do better than the tiny fox in lands disturbed by human development.
	fwp.mt.gov /mtoutdoors/HTML/Articles/2004/SwiftFox.htm (1870 words)

	Swift or Kit Fox (Vulpes velox)
		Swift or kit foxes are primarily nocturnal, although they may occasionally be seen in the daylight hours.
		These foxes are monogamous for a breeding season but the pairs are not necessarily the same from year to year.
		These foxes spend most of the daytime in their dens; when they do come out in daylight, they remain close to the den into which they retreat when molested.
	www.nsrl.ttu.edu /tmot1/vulpvelo.htm (757 words)

	1997 Swift Fox Management Activities in Montana (Site not responding. Last check: )
		This study documented that the swift fox has reestablished a resident population in northcentral Montana, and field evidence suggests that the population is surviving and reproducing.
		The swift fox was declared extinct in Montana in 1969 as a consequence of a 16-year absence of swift fox in fur harvest records (Hoffman et al.
		Swift fox in northcentral Montana seemed to be the most strongly associated with rangeland habitat, based on the high trapping success in this type when compared to other available habitat types.
	mountain-prairie.fws.gov /species/mammals/swiftfox/1997_management_activities_Montana.htm (5120 words)

	Kit Fox and Swift Fox Bibliography
		Covell, D.F. Ecology of swift fox (Vulpes velox) in southeastern Colorado.
		Swift fox symposium: Ecology and conservation of swift foxes in a changing world.
		Cardiac and respiratory parameters of the swift fox.
	www.wildlifer.com /foxrefs.html (5192 words)

	1996 Swift Fox Management Activities in Montana (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Swift fox research was initiated in 1996 to investigate species distribution, home range size, movements and identification of natal den sites from a resident population in northcentral Montana.
		The general areas of swift fox occurrence report locations since 1978, particularily from the 1992-1995 period, will serve as a starting point to initiate systematic surveys (presence/absence) to determine the extent of resident swift fox populations in Montana and to delinate statewide species distribution to meet Objective 2 outlined in Kahn et al.
		The swift fox research effort initiated in 1996 will begin to address biological information needs from the northern portion of the species range, provide initial population density estimates, document the use of natal dens by resident foxes, and assist in delineating species distribution.
	www.r6.fws.gov /species/mammals/swiftfox/1996_Management_Activities_Montana.htm (1361 words)

	Northern Swift Fox
		The northern swift fox, the smallest of the foxes, has a slender body that ranges from 40 to 80 centimeters (16 to 32 in) in length.
		In 1986 a taxonomic study concluded that the northern swift fox was not a valid subspecies.
		Swift foxes, presumably of the northern race, survive in very low numbers in the northern plains of the U.S-Montana, North Dakota, and portions of South Dakota.
	www.vulpes.org /foxden/information/northern-swift-fox.htm (601 words)

	ADW: Vulpes velox: Information
		Swift foxes originally ranged from the plains of western Canada and across the Great Plains of North America to Texas.
		Swift foxes usually live between 3 and 6 years in the wild, but may live up to 14 years in captivity.
		Hundreds of swift foxes were killed accidentally during the early 1930s from predator control programs aimed at removing wolves, coyotes, and ground squirrels from prairies.
	animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu /site/accounts/information/Vulpes_velox.html (1240 words)

	NPWRC :: Food of Swift Fox
		The difference we found in swift fox use of adult birds between areas in fall reflect the increased passerine populations in the cropland during this season.
		The difference in occurrence of plants in swift fox scats between areas can be attributed to the proportionally larger amount of commercial sunflower seeds available in the cropland than the rangeland.
		Although we found that the diets of swift foxes were similar in the two landscapes at higher taxonomic levels, the differences we did detect between landscapes may be attributed to this link, attesting to the opportunistic foraging behavior of swift foxes.
	www.npwrc.usgs.gov /resource/mammals/foxfood/disc.htm (1243 words)

	Species at risk - Swift Fox
		In 1999, the status of the Swift Fox was downlisted from "extirpated" to "endangered".
		The Swift Fox is very vulnerable to shooting and trapping since it is not wary of humans, and poison used to kill coyotes has been detrimental to the species.
		Interesting findings included the discovery that Swift Fox could breed in their first year, that litter sizes increased with an increase in the body weight of the female, and how developed the pups are by autumn reflects the date that they emerged from the den.
	www.speciesatrisk.gc.ca /search/speciesDetails_e.cfm?SpeciesID=140 (1765 words)

	Lioncrusher's Domain -- Swift Fox (Vulpes velox) facts and pictures
		The swift fox is found in the open grasslands and arid deserts of southwestern United States.
		The swift kit fox is a small grey colored fox that can have large ears in the arid parts of its range.
		The swift fox is primarily carnivorous, eating rabbits and rodents.
	www.lioncrusher.com /animal.asp?animal=33 (534 words)

	Reintroducing the Swift Fox
		Unfortunately the swift fox vanished from the greater part of its range before possible links within the ecosystem provided by the colonial prairie dog and the swift fox could be investigated.
		The taxonomic status of the Northern swift fox (Vulpes velox hebes) is currently unresolved, but blood was collected from the last remaining swift foxes (15 left from an estimated population of 40 in 1992) of the Ardmore population in South Dakota.
		Swift foxes have not been kept in this way before, and it is hoped that observations of their behaviour, particularly during the breeding season, can provide much needed information on how swift foxes behave in groups.
	www.canids.org /PUBLICAT/CNDNEWS2/swiftfox.htm (2240 words)

	World of the Wolf - Vulpes velox
		As is the case with many other foxes, the swift fox's diet consists primarily of small mammals and and insects (especially crickets).
		The natural life span of the swift fox is probably 5-7 years in the wild, but as is the case with the red fox, a life of 15-20 years is ocassionally possible under captive conditions.
		The swift fox has declined in numbers, but it does seem to be making a comeback in some regions, especially in the north-central US.
	www.naturalworlds.org /wolf/canids/Vulpes_velox.htm (347 words)

	Swift Fox: Vulpes Velox
		My interest in the Swift Fox, the smallest of North America's wild dogs, was generated when my daughter decided to write about them as a school project.
		The return of the Swift Fox is a marvelous tale of the human spirit -- and the people whose homepages you will see below who have given their lives to reintroducing them.
		It is illegal to disturb swift foxes or their dens.
	raysweb.net /specialplaces/pages/fox.html (452 words)

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	Swift Fox: Vulpes Velox
		My interest in the Swift Fox, the smallest of North America's wild dogs, was generated when my daughter decided to write about them as a school project.
		The return of the Swift Fox is a marvelous tale of the human spirit -- and the people whose homepages you will see below who have given their lives to reintroducing them.
		It is illegal to disturb swift foxes or their dens.
	www.raysweb.net /specialplaces/pages/fox.html (452 words)

	ICEWIND FARM Alaskan Malamutes and Shiba Inus and Rocky Mountain Horses
		The swift fox is North America’s smallest wild canine and also one of its fastest.
		By the 1930s, swift foxes were extinct in Canada and missing from most former range in the lower 48 states.
		Later, as I tracked a vixen through her range with Adrian Costel, a tribal researcher, he pointed out how swift foxes creep catlike through the grasses and wildflowers, almost on their bellies, until they are close enough to surprise prey with a lightning rush.
	www.icewindfarm.com /wildlife.html (1455 words)

	Swift Fox in Kansas (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Swift foxes are the smallest member of the dog family in North America.
		Swift foxes live in underground dens with several tunnels, rooms and entrances.
		Swift foxes are found in arid and semi-arid regions from Mexico to southern Canada.
	www.gpnc.org /foxs.htm (116 words)

	NPWRC :: Swift Fox Symposium
		Historically swift fox in Canada probably had a metapopulation structure with somewhat isolated subpopulations, some of which, due to a complex of circumstances periodically experienced significant population declines, if not local extinction.
		Some of the many interacting circumstances that would have, and to some extent still do, influence swift fox numbers are: winter severity, drought, the variety of diseases to which canids are susceptible, being killed by competing species such as coyotes, bobcats and raptors, and fluctuations in prey availability.
		When conditions are good, swift fox have enough reproduction capacity to generate a dispersing surplus which would have repopulated areas where numerical depression or extirpation occurred.
	www.npwrc.usgs.gov /resource/mammals/swiftfox/page15.htm (351 words)

	Swift Fox - Species at Risk - Lewis and Clark - Sierra Club
		The swift fox is another species that takes refuge in the prairie soil.
		"Their tallons appear longer than any species of fox I ever saw and seem therefore prepared more amply by nature for the purpose of burrowing," Lewis wrote in his description of the small canine.
		In 1995, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service determined that an endangered-species listing for the swift fox was warranted, but that other species were a higher priority.
	www.sierraclub.org /lewisandclark/species/swiftfox.asp (145 words)

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