Fox
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listed under the BSA in 2004,
the Wildlife Service and its part-
ners have worked to eliminate or
greatly reduce the primary threats
facing the subspecies, namely pre-
dation, disease and low population
numbers.
The best available scientific
data now suggests that populations
of these Island Fox subspecies
have recovered to self-sustaining
levels. To ensure that northern
Channel Island Fox populations
remain secure well into the future,
the Wildlife Service is also pro-
posing a monitoring plan.
According to the Wildlife ser-
vice, this represents the fastest
successful recovery of any mam—
mal listed as an endangered spe—
cies in the United States.
“The remarkable recovery
efforts of land managers and con—
servation partners over the past
two decades on behalf of the
Channel Island Fox is the rea—
son for this historic recovery suc—
cess,” said Dan Ashe, director of
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running
for mayor
I am running for mayor to
bring leadership, transparency
and long-term thinking to the
position.
Our community continues to
face a multitude of challenges;
addressing those challenges
requires leadership, a balanced
economy and sensible
government with an eye on
future planning. This is going to
take cooperation, vision and
leaders who govern for the long
-term success of Avalon. I feel
our community’s future is too
important to be sacrificed with
short-term thinking.
it is imperative to me that
everyone understands the
council’s reasoning and feels
that their voice is heard on
every decision the Avalon City
Council makes, whether you
agree or disagree with the
the Wildlife Service. “The speed
at which these subspecies have
recovered points to the strength
of the (Endangered Species Act)
in focusing conservation attention
and catalyzing recovery actions,
and demonstrates what we can
achieve together.”
On March 5, 2004, four of
the six subspecies of Island Fox
endemic to the California Channel
Islands were listed as endangered
following catastrophic population
declines of over 90 percent, due
primarily to predation by golden
eagles on the northern Channel
Islands and a canine distem-
per outbreak on Santa Catalina
Island.
According to the Island
Conservancy, Catalina Island was
unique from the other Channel
Islands in the cause of its fox
population decline.
Its population» declined from
more than 1,300 to about 100
because of an outbreak of canine
distemper virus ikely brought to
the Island a Stowaway raccoon.
An adaptive management program
— which included captive breeding
Transparency and the equal
application of city policies and
regulations should be the
expectation, not the exception.
While serving a a City.
Councilmember, Ihave proven
to be a leader witha
compassionate heat and a long-
term vision ofan eonomically
strong and culturaly diverse
community of Avaion.
I run several buinesses and
have a family in A'alon — my
dedication to the suit of this
community is paramount. I
volunteer with theralon
Rotary Club, Catalna Island
Women’s Forum, fatalina
Island Chamber otCommerce.
My background inaccounting
and human resoure
management compements the
city’s need for financial
oversight, practica. organization
from 2001 to 2004, vaccinations
against CDV, translocations and
monitoring—restored the fox'pop-
ulation to its pre-crash numbers.
In 2015, the Conservancy’s survey
of the fox population determined
there are about 1,800 foxes on the
Island.
According to the Wildlife
Service, the potential for a dis-
ease outbreak remains an existing
threat to the fox.
Therefore, the Wildlife Service
recommends the subspecies’ status
be reclassified from endangered to
threatened. You may submit com—
ments by any of the following
methods:
E-mail: fw8islandfox@fws.gov
US Mail: Field Supervisor;
US. Fish and Wildlife Wildlife
Service; Ventura Fish and Wildlife
Office; 2493 Portola Road, Suite
B; Ventura, CA 93003.
Fax: Attn: Field Supervisor;
US. Fish and Wildlife Wildlife
Service; Ventura Fish and Wildlife
Office; 805—644—3958.
For more information, visit
http://ventura.fws.gov.
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