Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sierra Nevada red foxes were nearly hunted to extinction after less than a century of being trapped for their soft, thick fur.

The Scotts Valley Police Department is seeking information about the use of animal traps in the area.On Wednesday, deputies responded to a report of a gray fox found in a trap; the animal had been ...

Red Fox, Vulpes vulpes, in Winter© godi photo/Shutterstock.com One of the most elusive mammals in the southern Sierra is primed to share secrets about its species. A rare “ghost fox” of the Sierra was ...