About this Event
Learn about gray foxes in this presentation by Bill "The Fox Guy" Leikam. Bill will tell stories about a family of gray foxes, from when they have their litter of pups through when the pups disperse. He'll share little-known facts about how important they are to keeping an ecosystem healthy. By the end, we hope you'll say, “Wow, I learned a lot about those foxes!”
This program meets in the Visitor Center. The presentation will be ~45 minutes, followed by time for questions.
About Bill Leikam: Since October 2009, Bill Leikam has conducted unprecedented, groundbreaking field research on the behavior of the gray fox. He is an associate director of the North Santa Clara Resource Conservation District. Bill has many accomplishments to his name, including: being a published live jazz reviewer for All About Jazz; contributed to the field guide, Canids of the World by Dr. Jose Castello, published by the Princeton University Press; has been praised in Beth Pratt’s book, When Mountain Lions are Neighbors as “the Jane Goodall of the gray fox”; and has been the subject of various magazines and news articles. On May 7, 2025, Bill Was interviewed by Alie Ward for her internationally acclaimed podcast .
Photo by Bill Leikam
Event venue & nearby stays
Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge, 2 Marshlands Rd, Fremont, United States
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