Current swift fox research at the Centre for Conservation Research

Although the return of swift foxes to Canada has been deemed the most successful reintroduction of a nationally extinct carnivore in the world, swift foxes still remain endangered in Canada. The Centre for Conservation Research is conducting applicable scientific studies to secure the continued survival of this flagship prairie species. These studies include:

• Determining swift fox habitat needs and defining critical habitat
• Assessing disease prevalence in swift foxes and other canids that live in the same area such as coyotes, red foxes and domestic dogs
• Developing population models to predict the impact of threats on swift fox populations
• Evaluating genetic census techniques to develop less intrusive and more efficient population census methods (a partnership with a University of Manitoba MSc project)