Defenders' Experts
Swift Fox: In the Field
Defenders of Wildlife
is:
- working with Indian tribes to restore the swift fox to tribal lands.
Restoring Swift Foxes to Tribal Lands
Many Indian tribes across the northern Great Plains are doing an incredible job – with few financial resources – of restoring the swift fox to tribal lands. Defenders is thrilled to help with these exciting efforts.
Defenders of Wildlife
staff Minette Glaser and Bob
Ferris releasing swift foxes at Blackfeet in 1998. The photo was taken by Jeff
Henry, Roche Jaune Pictures
Blackfeet Reservation
The Blackfeet Indian Nation and Defenders of Wildlife were the first to attempt a swift fox reintroduction effort in the United States. From 1998 to 2002, the Blackfeet Fish and Wildlife Department and Defenders of Wildlife reintroduced 123 captive-reared swift fox to the 1.5 million-acre Blackfeet Reservation in northern Montana. The effort was a success: swift fox are now well established in this part of the Montana prairie.
Swift fox with radio
collar. Photo by Diane Hargreaves.
Fort Peck Reservation
The Assiniboine and Sioux tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation in eastern Montana began reintroducing swift fox in 2006. Defenders of Wildlife provided funds for the tribal biologist to continue his important work on this project.
Tribal biologists
prepare to release swift fox at Fort Peck Reservation. Photo by Diane
Hargreaves.
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