People are coming together to help island foxes impacted by the wildfire on Santa Rosa Island. Now through June 30th, small local winery - Blackwood Wines - is donating proceeds from their Island Fox Chardonnay. Visit their website at: blackwoodwines.com #helpislandfoxes,#islandfox

Good News! The wildfire on Santa Rosa Island is 98% contained. We hope to know island fox status soon. The NPS photo shows how firefighters saved structures at the Water Canyon campground and how the fire skipped around the landscape. That's hopeful for island fox survival.

Update On Santa Rosa Island Fire 6:45 pm 5-22-26 Size: 18379 Acres Contained: 72% www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/20... Videos of Torrey pines fly over inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-vid... inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-pub...

Santa Rosa Island Fire Update Please see more at islandfox.org and : inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-inf... Size: 17554 Acres Contained: 44% Thanks to the Santa Barbara Independent www.independent.com/2026/05/20/f...

As of 4:30 pm Tuesday, May 19, the wildfire on Santa Rosa Island continues to burn. CalFire estimates 16,938 acres have burned so far. Please see more at islandfox.org Our thoughts are with our National Park friends as they work to protect foxes and the rare island ecosystem.

Join Friends of the Island Fox for our online Zoom program Date with a Fox - Tues, 2/10 at 6:30 pm PT. Wildlife vet J Sanchez DVM talks on Island Fox Health Checks: From exam to research. Make a reservation at www1.islandfox.org/2026/02/date...

California’s coast is under threat. A coalition of environmental & community groups is urging BOEM to reject new offshore oil & gas leasing—especially offshore CA. 🚫 Illegal 🚫 Reckless 🚫 Dangerous for marine life & coastal communities Read the full letter ⬇️ protectnps.org/2026/01/28/p...

Did you miss Nov's "Date with a Fox"? FIF is thankful for all of our donors who contribute to keeping island foxes safe and healthy. We've posted the video of "Sylvie's Story" so you can hear how your donations helped an individual island fox and see how she is today. youtu.be/k1WeayWkB7g

Friends of the Island Fox congratulates Kimberly Schoenberger on receiving FIF's 2025 Research Grant for her continuing investigation of "Transcriptomics of the Channel Island Fox through RNA-seq" This work will inform a genetic understanding of how island foxes respond to health threats.

Get the scoop on how Working Dogs 4 Conservation are helping island spotted skunks and island foxes on Santa Cruz Island. Zoom presentation 4:30 PT us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Donors like you just funded over $15,300 in vaccine to protect island foxes from canine distemper and rabies. Island fox health checks start today across the islands. #helpprotectislandfoxes,#islandfox,#FriendsoftheIslandFox

Are island spotted skunks competing for food with island foxes? See what metabarcoding research is revealing! FIF funded this genetic analysis. www1.islandfox.org/2025/06/meta... #islandfox,#FriendsoftheIslandFox,#islandfoxscience

Can a conservation working dog identify the difference between island fox scat and island spotted skunk scat? The DNA says: YES! Find out more about Moose and his conservation skills. www1.islandfox.org/2025/05/a-no... #islandfox,#FriendsoftheIslandFox,#islandfoxscience,

Congrats to Katie Elder defending her MS thesis today. Great job, Katie! Katie was a FIF Research Grant recipient. You could be too! FIF research grant deadline 6/15/25. www1.islandfox.org/2025/03/frie... #islandfox,#FriendsoftheIslandFox,#islandfoxscience,

Friends of the Island Fox is thrilled to move to Bluesky! We're a nonprofit org benefiting the island fox on CA's Channel Islands. islandfox.org #islandfox,#islandfoxscience,#ChannelIslands,#Urocyonlittoralis