UW UrbanCanidProject
@UWCanidProject
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Led by Dr. David Drake of the UW-Madison Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology, this project aims to learn more about urban canid populations in Madison, WI
Madison, WI
Joined January 2015
We are on iNaturalist! Follow the link to report any fox/coyote sightings in Madison! #uwfoxes #urbanwildlife #citsci
http://t.co/TaNUM63MEW
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The UW Urban Canid Project aims to learn more about the life history and ecology of red fox and coyote populations in urban Madison, WI. We ask that Madison residents report sightings of red foxes...
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Don’t call it a comeback! After over a month of waiting for activity on our bait, we GOT ONE. Thursday morning we caught this beautiful male red fox, outfitted it with a tracking collar, and sent it on its way!
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Take 20sec to watch snow fall on a fox. Deep breath. Let those shoulders drop friend.
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Have you ever seen a coyote den? While we'd bet that some of you have, these canids are very good at concealing their homes. They'll utilize wooded patches of parks, culverts, golf courses, underpasses, digging multiple entrances/exits and multiple dens to avoid detection.
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We’re back! To kick things off we wanted to share a paper that was published this summer. By looking at the diets of ancient foxes, researchers discovered that humans have influenced their diet as far back as 42,000 years ago!
journals.plos.org
Nowadays, opportunistic small predators, such as foxes (Vulpes vulpes and Vulpes lagopus), are well known to be very adaptable to human modified ecosystems. However, the timing of the start of this...
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#FunFactFriday We all may know that media influences how we perceive things. Researchers at @UW_LSC and @UWCanidProject examined how media may influence public attitudes toward urban foxes and coyotes in Madison. Read about the results here: https://t.co/8RIk3EeilT
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The @wildlifesociety UIUC student chapter a great time last weekend with @CarnivoreLab and @Morgan_Farmer19 setting up red fox live traps with @UWCanidProject ! The foxes evaded us for now, but we'll get 'em next time🦊Got in some bonus telemetry work too!
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We want to take a minute to welcome our newest team member! This is @Morgan_Farmer19 and she has joined the project as a PhD student! She has coyotes on the brain about 90% of the time and studied them in both her undergrad and masters. Give her a warm welcome, team!
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Hey folks! Sorry we’ve been so quiet! We’ve hit a bit of a dry spell trapping-wise, so we thought we’d give you the inside scoop on how we set traps and how they work. Check it out!
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Time to test your tracking skills! Here are six tracks that can be found in the state of Wisconsin - five of which can be found in Madison. Who can name all six?!
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*BOING* Here's a majestic shot of one of our collared coyotes bounding across a narrow channel on the western edge of Gardner Marsh at the UW-Madison Arboretum! This candid photo was taken by one of two Snapshot Wisconsin cameras located at the Arboretum.
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Clomped through some fresh snow this morning to find a nice surprise! We got a fox! A feisty female in great condition. We outfitted her with a new GPS collar, took some samples, made sure she was healthy, and sent her on her way. It was a great morning!
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The Odana Golf Course coyote that we captured a few weeks back was caught today over 2 miles from her original capture site! Her GPS collar hasn’t been working properly so we got her a new one and we’ll now be able to receive data from her each night! #urbanwildlife #urbancanids
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Happy Holidays from the UW Urban Canid Project!! We are thankful for all of your support! 🎄
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It was great to have you, Ilanah!
Fieldwork highlight! Last week I joined David Drake and his team @UWCanidProject radio-collaring and learning about the process. They lead an engaging project in which public outreach and inclusion is emphasized. I’m so fortunate to profile such inspiring researchers in my work
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Good news about the Odana Golf Course coyote! A neighbor saw her in his yard and thought she was acting odd, but she was actually (successfully) hunting a rabbit right there in his backyard! More proof that her injury not impacting her ability to survive. She’s one tough cookie!
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We have had a BUSY week!! Two coyotes and a red fox! Each healthy and back out in the wild with some new jewelry!
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We set our first round of traps today!! While we use deer carcasses to bait coyotes, we’ve found that foxes LOVE hot dogs. Hopefully we’ll have some new collars out there soon! Fingers crossed! 🤞🏼
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Way to go, @Morgan_Farmer19! Excited to have you on the team!
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As we continue searching out foxes in Madison, it's time for another #FoxFact! Do you know the species of fox in this picture? This critter is actually a melanistic red fox! Melanism is the increased development of the dark-colored pigment melanin in the hair. Crazy cool, right?!
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Time for a new #FoxFacts post! Did you know Wisconsin is home to not one, but TWO fox species? I’m sure we’re all familiar with the red fox ) but who has seen a gray fox around Madison? These foxes have their similarities, but gray fox can use their unique claws to climb trees!
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