"Rare and elusive" Sierra Nevada red fox spotted in Yosemite for the first time in nearly a century

[An Armed Bear]

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[quote]This is the first confirmed sighting of a Sierra red fox inside Yosemite National Park in almost 100 years. A hundred years!

Motion-sensitive cameras captured pictures of the animal roaming in the northern portion of Yosemite on Dec. 13 and Jan. 4, according to the National Park Service. Crews have set up "hair snare stations" in the area as well and hope to be able to perform genetic analysis that will help them learn more about the fox population.

Sierra Nevada red foxes (Vulpes vulpes necator) are smaller than other members of the fox population, and have darker fur. NPS officials estimate that there are fewer than 50 Sierra Nevada red foxes in North America, making it "one of the rarest mammals" on the continent.[/quote]

[url]http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2015/01/29/rare-and-elusive-sierra-nevada-red-fox-spotted-in-yosemite-for-first-time-in-nearly-a-century/?tid=sm_fb[/url]

[DiBBs]

He's a nice looking fellow there. They are just real good at staying out of the way

[KOS-MOS]

from the article.
[QUOTE]2. It's just super cute. I mean, look at that little guy.[/QUOTE]

Damn right they're cute.

[JennyC6]

Adorable little thing, too, and it looks fairly healthy and spry to boot.

[Cornish]

oh my god, its adorable, imagine waiting 100 years for another

[Ravenholme]

That is pretty fricking adorable, and a more charismatic species than the camera traps I work with usually get (Although that's just geography)

[CottonTM]

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so dam fukn cute
:3

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[CrucialSeBBi]

[QUOTE=CottonTM;47034982][IMG]http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130506163412/disney/images/e/e0/Tod_Cub2.jpg[/IMG]

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so dam fukn cute
:3[/QUOTE]

This disney movie sure is related to the article (???)

[Ravenholme]

[QUOTE=CrucialSeBBi;47034995]This disney movie sure is related to the article (???)[/QUOTE]

Especially as that is just an ordinary red fox in that movie.

[Pvt. Martin]

Funny how most people are just loosing their shit over this, while the fox is probably like "Where is the most convenient place to poop?"

[KnightSolaire]

Reporting a rare mammals location is asking for some moron to kill it :(

[Lurklet]

time to go huntin'

bout time I got some new gloves

[Fourier]

ya americans are just calling normal fox the special way, so you can feel special

[ccg]

[QUOTE=Fourier;47038353]ya americans are just calling normal fox the special way, so you can feel special[/QUOTE]

This literally makes no sense

[coup]

[QUOTE=ccg;47038541]This literally makes no sense[/QUOTE]

It also makes no sense figuratively either.

[Fourier]

I was kidding