"Existence of rare red fox confirmed" (Los Angeles Times, 9/7/10)
"The genetic signature of canine slobber on a bait bag of chicken scraps and a fuzzy photograph from a motion-sensitive camera north of Yosemite National Park have confirmed the existence of a red fox, thought to have been all but wiped out .... The Sierra Nevada red fox (Vulpes vulpes necator) lives at high elevations, eating small mammals and birds. It has a reddish head, back and sides; black backs of the ears; black 'socks' on its feet; and a white-tipped tail."
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me ... 7653.story
More on the Nevada Red Fox lots of pictures
https://r1.dfg.ca.gov/Portal/SierraNeva ... fault.aspx