Thursday, September 09, 2010

"Lost" Fox Subspecies Found via Saliva Analysis

Lost" Fox Subspecies Found via Saliva Analysis

A Sierra Nevada red fox (file photo)

The Sierra Nevada red fox (file photo) has recently been rediscovered in central California.

Photograph courtesy Keith Slausen

Christine Dell'Amore

for National Geographic News

Published September 8, 2010

Long seen as regionally extinct, the Sierra Nevada red fox has been rediscovered in the mountains of central California, thanks to a remote camera, a bag of chicken, and saliva analysis.

Posted via email from Web Stream - Vishal Shah (goldenV)

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