On April 8th, first-time mom, Malika gave birth to a male fennec fox kit at The Living Desert’s Desert Carnivore Conservation Center: a behind-the-scenes research, breeding, and conservation facility.
This is the first fennec fox birth at The Living Desert in eight years. (And the first fennec fox birth at the Desert Carnivore Conservation Center!)
This exciting addition is not only important to The Living Desert-- but to the species as a whole! This birth was the result of a Species Survival Plan (SSP®) recommendation to ensure genetic diversity and sustainability of fennec fox in the human care population, and is one of few SSP fennec fox births during the past few years.
29 май 2022
