Have you ever heard what a gray fox sounds like? It may not be what you would expect. Gray foxes, along with red foxes and other species, have a variety of interesting vocalizations. These can come in the form of yelps, howls, screams, whines, and screeches that are used for communication. The most common vocalization for the gray fox is the one heard in this video - a very coarse, gravelly bark. You might be able to guess this has made for the occasional confused and startled camper as well. Li

And she’s off! 🦊💨 We were able to collar another gray fox this week - this time, an adult female in southern Iowa. Her collar will help us track her movements, and we also were able to check her for parasites and disease. She looked to be in good shape, and was ready to get back to her neck of the woods. Gray foxes are different than the more common red fox (note the darker fur on her back). Gray fox were listed as a Species of Greatest Conservation Need in Iowa in 2015 based on a decline in t

Gray Fox 2 has an announcement to make! She's successfully raised a litter of *six* pups since we placed a tracking collar on her last fall. Wait, a tracking collar? That's right, she's part of a study to help us learn about the multiple factors affecting the gray fox population in Iowa, and she - and we - need your help! First, look at the first shots of the video, and you can tell how the coloring of GF2 (as she's known around here) differs from a red fox. Red and gray foxes are two different