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Sierra Nevada red fox : ウィキペディア英語版 | Sierra Nevada red fox
The Sierra Nevada red fox (''Vulpes vulpes necator''), also known as the High Sierra fox, is a subspecies of red fox and one of the most endangered mammals in North America. Until recently, only a few dozen were known to exist in a remnant population near Lassen Volcanic National Park. Recent discoveries using remote cameras of two additional surviving remnant populations near Sonora Pass in 2010 and on Mount Hood, Oregon in 2012 raise hopes for the species' survival. The State of California banned trapping of the Sierra Nevada red fox in 1980, after annual pelt takes had dwindled to two per year by the 1970s. It is considered to be critically endangered by the California Department of Fish and Game.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Sierra Forest Legacy )〕 On April 26, 2011, the Center for Biological Diversity petitioned the federal government to protect the High Sierra fox under the Endangered Species Act. One serious threat to the Sierra Nevada red fox is interbreeding with non-native red foxes (which have been introduced into California's Central Valley, San Francisco Bay Area and southern California) from America's eastern and midwestern populations. With only about 50 animals remaining, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced on December 30, 2011 that it is beginning a full status review, in response to the petition.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service )〕 ==Description== The Sierra Nevada red fox is distinguished from members of the introduced lowland population of red foxes by its slightly smaller size and darker colored fur, and by its limited geographical range above 4,500 feet. Red fox fur was sought after by trappers during the early part of the 20th century because it was softer than California’s gray fox (''Urocyon cinereoargenteus'').〔
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