Foxes' Biggest Threat: You'll Be Stunned!

Already highly vulnerable to extinction due to their perilously small population size and reduced genetic diversity, these foxes face many dire threats, including habitat loss from logging and. Mature red foxes can be attacked by larger animals, including bears, wolves and mountain lions. Humans are the most significant predator of adult foxes, who are often hunted for fur or killed because they are considered pests. Though arctic foxes are not listed as endangered (en) by the iucn—they are classed as least concern (lc)—they do still face threats that could affect their population in the future.