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Southwestern Naturalist | 2005

DECLINE OF AN ISLAND FOX SUBSPECIES TO NEAR EXTINCTION

Timothy J. Coonan; Catherin A. Schwemm; Gary W. Roemer; David K. Garcelon; Linda Munson

Abstract We documented a catastrophic decline in the island fox (Urocyon littoralis littoralis) population on San Miguel Island from 1994 to 1999, and used radiotelemetry to investigate mortality causes in the latter part of the decline. Annual population monitoring via capture-mark-recapture techniques revealed that densities of adult foxes declined up to 100% on 3 trapping grids monitored during the study period. The estimated population size on San Miguel declined from 450 adults in 1994 to less than 20 in 1999. Apparent survival of all age classes declined over the study. A radiotelemetry-based survival study conducted in 1998 and 1999 revealed high winter mortality, most likely due to golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) predation. Necropsy of 7 carcasses during the study period confirmed raptor predation for 5 carcasses. Three carcasses were infested with a pathogenic parasite, Angiocaulus gubernaculatus, not found in island fox populations on San Nicolas, San Clemente, Santa Catalina, Santa Cruz, or Santa Rosa Islands, and 2 carcasses had Uncinaria stenocephala and colonic granulomas from Spirocerca infection. Because pup production was low and reproductive effort limited in young females, the island fox population on San Miguel is unlikely to recover without significant intervention. In 1999, 14 island foxes were brought into captivity, and only 1 was known to exist in the wild on San Miguel Island. Resumen Documentamos una declinación catastrófica en la población del zorro Urocyon littoralis littoralis en la Isla de San Miguel entre 1994 y 1999, y usamos radiotelemetría para investigar las causas de la mortalidad en la ultima parte de la declinación. El muestreo anual de la población por medio de técnicas captura-recaptura indicó que la densidad de los zorros adultos declinó hasta un 100% en tres cuadrantes durante el periodo de estudio. El tamaño poblacional estimado en San Miguel declinó de 450 adultos en 1994 a menos de 20 en 1999. La supervivencia aparente de todas clases de edad declinó durante este periodo. Un estudio de supervivencia conducido en 1998 y 1999 por medio de radiotelemetría reveló alta mortalidad durante el invierno, debida probablemente a la depredación por la águila real (Aquila chrysaetos). Análisis postmortem de 7 carcasas durante el estudio confirmó la depredación por aves de presa en 5 carcasas. Tres carcasas fueron infestadas con un parásito patogénico, Angiocaulus gubernaculatus, que no se encuentra en las poblaciones de zorros en las islas de San Nicolás, San Clemente, Santa Catalina, Santa Cruz o Santa Rosa, y 2 carcasas tuvieron Uncinaria stenocephala y granulomas en el colon de la infección Spirocerca. Porque la producción de cachorros fue baja y la capacidad reproductiva limitada en las zorras jóvenes, la población del zorro en San Miguel probablemente no se recupere sin intervención importante. En 1999, 14 zorros fueron apresados para cautiverio, y se sabe de 1 solo zorro que seguía viviendo libre en la isla de San Miguel.


Archive | 2010

Decline and Recovery of the Island Fox: A Case Study for Population Recovery

Timothy J. Coonan; Catherin A. Schwemm; David K. Garcelon


Archive | 2001

STATUS AND ECOLOGY OF DEER MICE (Peromyscus maniculatus subsp.) ON ANACAPA, SANTA BARBARA, AND SAN MIGUEL ISLANDS, CALIFORNIA: SUMMARY OF MONITORING 1992 - 2000

Catherin A. Schwemm; Timothy J. Coonan


Archive | 2008

Establishment limitations and population recovery of giant coreopsis (Coreopsis gigantea) on the California Channel Islands

Catherin A. Schwemm


Archive | 2009

FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO SUCCESS OF ISLAND FOX REINTRODUCTIONS ON SAN MIGUEL AND SANTA ROSA ISLANDS, CALIFORNIA

Timothy J. Coonan; Catherin A. Schwemm


Technical Publication | 2005

Nest occupancy and hatching success of Xantus's murrelets (Synthliboramphus hypoleucus) breeding on Santa Barbara Island, California during a twenty-year period

Catherin A. Schwemm; Joshua T. Ackerman; Paige L. Martin; William M. Perry


Western North American Naturalist | 2018

Comparison of estimators for monitoring long-term population trends in deer mice, Peromyscus maniculatus, on the California Channel Islands

Catherin A. Schwemm; Charles A. Drost; John L. Orrock; Timothy J. Coonan; Thomas R. Stanley


Archive | 2010

Decline and Recovery of the Island Fox: Decline and Recovery of the Island Fox

Timothy J. Coonan; Catherin A. Schwemm; David K. Garcelon


Archive | 2010

Decline and Recovery of the Island Fox: Disease and decline on Santa Catalina Island

Timothy J. Coonan; Catherin A. Schwemm; David K. Garcelon


Archive | 2010

Decline and Recovery of the Island Fox: Introduction

Timothy J. Coonan; Catherin A. Schwemm; David K. Garcelon

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Timothy J. Coonan

United States Geological Survey

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Charles A. Drost

United States Geological Survey

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Gary W. Roemer

New Mexico State University

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John L. Orrock

University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Joshua T. Ackerman

United States Geological Survey

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Linda Munson

University of California

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William M. Perry

United States Geological Survey

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