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See the First-Ever Photographs of Cozumel’s Elusive Dwarf Fox, One of the Rarest Canids in the World

The first confirmed sighting in more than 20 years has prompted calls for genetic testing and stronger protection for the island’s rare fox population.

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No one had seen the creatures in more than two decades, leading scientists to wonder whether they'd gone extinct. That changed in September 2023

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Elusive dwarf fox, feared extinct, photographed for the first time on island off Yucatán

The first-ever photos of a Cozumel fox prove that the mysterious island predator is still alive in Mexico but in dire need of conservation, according to researchers.

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See the First-Ever Photographs of Cozumel’s Elusive Dwarf Fox, One of the Rarest Canids in the World

No one had seen the creatures in more than two decades, leading scientists to wonder whether they'd gone extinct. That changed in September 2023

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A Dwarf Mammal Believed to Have Been Extinct for 25 Years Is Recorded on an Island of Mexico - Research and Development

Scientists capture in Mexico the first dwarf fox of Cozumel alive in two decades after rescuing a disoriented male on a road.The hope of saving the species is reopened An international team of scientists and environmental authorities has managed to record the first confirmed sighting in more than two decades of the elusive dwarf fox of Cozumel, an endemic species of Mexico whose survival was a biological enigma.According to a study published in …

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Smithsonian Mag broke the news in United States on Tuesday, June 16, 2026.
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