Swift fox (Vulpes velox) COSEWIC assessment and status report 2009
Official title: COSEWIC Assessment and Status Report on the Swift Fox Vulpes velox in Canada – 2009
Table of contents
- COSEWIC Assessment Summary
- COSEWIC Executive Summary
- Species Information
- Distribution
- Habitat
- Biology
- Population Sizes and Trends
- Limiting Factors and Threats
- Special Significance of the Species
- Existing Protection or Other Status Designations
- Technical Summary
- Acknowledgements
- Information Sources
- Biographical Summary of Report Writer
Threatened
2009
COSEWIC
Committee on the Status
of Endangered Wildlife
in Canada
COSEPAC
Comité sur la situation
des espèces en péril
au Canada
COSEWIC status reports are working documents used in assigning the status of wildlife species suspected of being at risk. This report may be cited as follows:
COSEWIC. 2009. COSEWIC assessment and status report on the Swift Fox Vulpes veloxin Canada. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Ottawa. vii + 49 pp.
(Species at Risk Status Reports)
Previous report(s):
COSEWIC. 2000. COSEWIC assessment and update status report on the Swift Fox Vulpes velox in Canada. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Ottawa. v + 44 pp.
Carbyn, L.N. 1998. Update COSEWIC status report on the Swift Fox Vulpes velox in Canada. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Ottawa. 1–44 pp.
Saskatchewan Department of Tourism and Renewable Resources. 1978. COSEWICstatus report on the Swift Fox Vulpes velox in Canada. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Ottawa. 7 pp.
Production note:
COSEWIC would like to acknowledge Jay V. Gedir for writing the status report on the Swift Fox Vulpes velox in Canada, prepared under contract with Environment Canada. This report was overseen and edited by Dr. Justina C. Ray, Co–chair of the COSEWIC Terrestrial Mammals Species Specialist Subcommittee.
For additional copies contact:
COSEWICSecretariat
c/o Canadian Wildlife Service
Environment Canada
Ottawa ON K1A 0H3
Tel.: 819–953–3215
Fax: 819–994–3684
E-mail: COSEWIC/COSEPAC@ec.gc.ca
http://www.cosewic.gc.ca/eng/sct5/index_e.cfm
Également disponible en français sous le titre Évaluation et Rapport de situation du COSEPAC sur le renard véloce (Vulpes velox) au Canada.
Cover illustration/photo:
Swift Fox -- Photo © Gordon Court 2009.
© Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, 2010.
Catalogue No.: CW69–14/108–2010E
ISBN: 978–1–100–15125–0
Table of Contents
- COSEWIC Assessment Summary
- COSEWIC Executive Summary
- Species Information
- Distribution
- Habitat
- Biology
- Population Sizes and Trends
- Limiting Factors and Threats
- Special Significance of the Species
- Existing Protection or Other Status Designations
- Technical Summary
- Acknowledgements
- Information Sources
- Biographical Summary of Report Writer
List of Figures
- Figure 1: Adult Swift Fox
- Figure 2: Historic and Current Distribution of Swift Foxes in North America
- Figure 3: Map of Current Swift Fox Distribution in Canada and Northern Montana Produced Using All Confirmed Locations of the Species
- Figure 4: Map Showing Trap Locations, Numbers of Swift Foxes Captured, and Incidental Sightings in the Border Population During the 2005–2006 Census
- Figure 5: Map Showing Trap Locations, Numbers of Swift Foxes Captured, and Incidental Sightings in the GNP Population During the 2005–2006 Census
- Figure 6: Location of Swift Fox Release Sites for the Border Population and the GNP Population
- Figure 7: Comparison of Townships with Swift Fox Captures Between 2000–2001 and 2005–2006
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