The Nature of Phenology 12/5/20: Red vs Gray Foxes

Producers: Hazel Stark & Joe Horn
Host: Hazel Stark

We mostly see red foxes in Maine, but southern Canada all the way to northern South America is also home to gray foxes. Here, these ten-pound gray foxes are more common in southern and midcoast Maine, but they are expanding their range northward. Red and gray foxes can look a lot alike, even though they are classified in different genera, but there are a few signs that can help you determine which one you might be looking at.

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