Darwin's Fox.

Today, I will talk about the Darwin's Fox, I found this article online and I found this interesting.

Here is the link if you want to have a look: http://www.scielo.cl/pdf/amv/v44n1/art14.pdf

The Darwin’s fox, Pseudalopex fulvipes, is recognized as one of the species in danger of extinction in the South of Chile.

It is also known as the Zorro Chilote or Zorro de Darwin. This specie lives on Chiloé Island and Nahuelbuta National Park.

It is a small animal; this specie is between 2.5 and 4 kilograms. Its body is dark gray and black with red spots in the ears and on his paws.

The foxes hunt for mammals, reptiles, beetles, and invertebrates, birds and amphibians. Although they also consume fruits of Valdivian forests. 

There are only 250 Darwin's foxes on Chiloé Island and they are listed as critically in danger by the "World Conservation Union", mainly because of attacks by dogs, and persecutions by people who consider the foxes as threats for their chickens, this is also a potential problem.

I like this topic because it is very important to inform about species native to Chile. 

In my opinion the Animal Protection is very important to our environment, for example, the Darwin's fox is very important to the forests of southern Chile; There are many ecological benefits that this specie provide, such as pest control and seed dispersa