Foxes on the Red !
Last year, park patrons and staff got a huge kick out of the fact that Bethpage State Park had RED foxes on our RED course ! Not just the usual sighting of an adult fox running between fairways either... but a group of eight fox pups in their den! This was documented in early April. A group of familial foxes is not called a pack (like their wolf cousins) but a "skulk". The forested area they called home was not just complimented to their species name... but actually a location that fulfilled their habitat needs. What are the Characteristics of a Typical Fox Den? Fox dens are usually in lower-lying areas. In a forest, this includes created burrows, fallen tree trunks or the space under tree roots. Where natural habitats are limited, foxes create natal dens under porches or sheds. Luckily at Bethpage State Park, the latter is not needed and foxes have their pick of the various woodlands that line our golf courses. An important feature that also makes for a good den