road building and other human development. They also face dangers from poaching, predation, disease, genetic vulnerability and climate change. POPULATION TREND: While the exact population of Sierra ...

Little red flying foxes are tree-dwelling bats. In daytime they can be seen roosting in giant camps that may include as many as a million individuals. The bats are indeed efficient fliers ...

These foxes are jeopardized by inbreeding depression due to small population size and hybridization with nonnative red foxes. Disturbance from humans, particularly from snowmobiles, is also a threat.