These small but powerful canids will climb trees to find food and escape enemies, something their red “cousins” can’t do. They are omnivorous, which is a fancy way of saying they will eat almost anything, from animals & insects, to fruits and plants. They are beneficial to humans because they keep rodent populations in check. They are threatened with displacement primarily by human encroachment on wild areas, hunting, dogs running loose, and feral cats competing for food and spreading diseases such as distemper.
