The swift fox is being hunted in many regions of the world for its furs. Another reason . their homes are being destroyed, prairie farmers are planting crops where the swift fox once lived, and because of the crops the foxes had to move away from their homes and their prey. Lastly swift foxes have been accidentally poisoned, shot and trapped because of programs that were meant to kill coyotes, ground squirrels and wolves.Climate change looms as an additional threat to the swift fox. According to one projection, suitable grassland habitat for the species in Colorado and New Mexico could shrink by 27% to 63% under various emissions scenarios.