AVALON, Calif., Jan. 19 (UPI) -- Foxes on California's Catalina Island have experienced one of the most remarkable recoveries known for an endangered species, wildlife experts say.
The population has recovered to more than 1,500 after crashing to about 100 in the 1990s when the animals were ravaged by a distemper epidemic scientists believe was introduced by a pet dog or a raccoon from the mainland that hitched a ride on a boat or a barge.