We’re pleased to share with you this major victory for wildlife. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ [#]VICTORY FOR SWIFT FOXES
Defender,

A remarkable wildlife story keeps getting better.

Swift foxes, who can be smaller than a housecat, were once abundant across the
Great Plains, but they nearly disappeared in the 1900s due to poisoning,
trapping and habitat destruction. But today, swift fox numbers are improving thanks to reintroduction efforts in
the United States and Canada.
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In fact, this month Defenders of Wildlife has partnered with the Assiniboine and
Gros Ventre tribes of the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation, Smithsonian and
Little Dog Wildlife to relocate swift foxes from Wyoming to the Fort Belknap
Indian Reservation in north-central Montana to start a new population. Like many
grassland species, swift foxes were eradicated from Montana by the mid-1950s.

This reintroduction effort means swift foxes will once again inhabit this part
of Montana!

Prior to releasing these foxes at Fort Belknap, we will affix GPS radio collars
to them so the tribes can monitor their interactions with the other released
foxes – assessing the progress toward a sustainable population – and also track their denning locations and kits born in the wild.

Your contribution to Defenders of Wildlife makes this work possible. Thanks to your support, we’re able to fund scientists in the field and pay for
crucial tools like GPS tracking devices.

I hope you’ll join us in celebrating this incredible milestone. The return of
swift foxes to the tribal lands of the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation, a
significant achievement in the recovery of this species and the overall
conservation of America’s diverse wildlife species.

Thank you so much for caring about wildlife and standing up to defend them.

With gratitude,

Brandy Swimeley

Vice President, Integrated Marketing
Defenders of Wildlife

PS: Our work to protect vulnerable wildlife species like swift foxes couldn’t
happen without your support, and we are grateful for all you do. If you'd like to be a part of incredible wildlife success stories like this
one, click here to pitch in with your lifesaving gift today!
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Photo credit: Swift Fox in Trap in WY (c) ChamoisAndersen, DOW Staff

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