Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)

NCWRC Red Fox Species Profile (N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission)
The red fox is the most widely distributed canid in the world, and is one of two fox species found in North Carolina.

Red Fox (National Wildlife Federation)
Red foxes like open areas in woodlands, rural and suburban neighborhoods, wetlands, and brushy fields.

Red Fox Distribution Map (N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission)
See this historic range of red fox in North Carolina.

Coexist with Foxes (N.C. Wildlife Resources)
Fox sightings are increasingly common across North Carolina, because of the abundance of food and den sites available to foxes in suburban environments.

Fox Seasons by County (N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission)
Find information on fox harvest season maps, laws and dates.

Red Fox (Southern Piedmont Natural History)