Per this story:
Because the name Sierra Nevada red fox is a mouthful, biologists like Bowles playfully refer to them by their acronym SNRF, pronounced “snurf.”
This is Bowles, searching through SNRF country:
That gray coat matches the basalt rock color perfectly!
- Likely one of North America’s most endangered mammals — Dr. Wikipedia
- Red fox — Canid Specialist Group
- A sighting on South Sister, five months ago.
A little lagniappe:
About that marten —
Featured image: Pacific Southwest Forest Service, CC BY 2.0.
Flight To Wonder 