Grey fox (Urocyon cinereogenteus) COSEWIC assessment and update update status report: chapter 1

Assessment Summary – May 2002

Common name:
Grey fox

Scientific name:
Urocyon Cinereoargenteus

Status:
Threatened

Reason for designation:
The grey fox range in Canada is limited to small pockets in southern Ontario. It is accidental in Manitoba. Its woodland habitat has been reduced through human development. Some are caught accidentally in traps set for other species.

Occurrence:
Manitoba, Ontario

Status history:
Designated Special Concern in April 1979. Status re-examined and uplisted to Threatened in May 2002. Last assessment based on an update status report.