After 23 Years Never Seen, Dogs Endangered Species Discovered in Papua, Indonesia

Dog singing Papua, one of the species thought to be extinct in the wild again seen in Mandala Mountains, West Papua, Indonesia.

 

After long thought to be extinct, species of Papua New Guinea singing dog (the New Guinea singing dog or Canis hallstromi) was found by a group of mountaineers in Mandala Mountain region, Papua, Indonesia. This species was last seen about 23 years ago.

"We looked for about 15 minutes and they were doing the same thing. They seem to correspond with our curiosity, but they do not look nervous or scared, "said one trekking guide, Tom Hewitt when his encounter with the dog singing beige.

It is estimated that there are about 200 dogs in the whole world sing, but they are usually raised as an animal home, not wildlife. They are often referred to as the Shiba Inu and is considered to no longer exist in their original nature.

According to National Geographic alerts, many experts say that the species is indeed seen these endangered species. According to James McIntyre, a biologist who seeks this dog in 1996 says that the dog is indeed located in a place where they allegedly lived.

 

Meanwhile Janice koler-Matznick, head of Guinea Singing Dog Conservation Society, a US-based institution still doubt Hewitt's findings. He stated that the color seen by Hewitt speckle he had ever seen in a dog singing, because they are usually reddish in color or black and brown. But do not open the possibility that the gene mutation occurs in the wild, he said.
 

Although still in doubt, koler-Matznick hope that the dog in the photo was indeed Papua New Guinea singing dogs. After many years he tried to put these species as a sub-species in the IUCN (International Union of Conservation for Nature) but failed because there was no DNA evidence.

Papuan indigenous tribes who respects singing dog is believed to be one of the important link conservation of this endangered species. When the last expedition in 1996, McIntyre jaw hang villager saw this dog on top of their doors as a mark of respect.
 

After this discovery, koler-Matznick and Tom Wendt, one of the founders of the New Guinea Singing Dog International plans to conduct an expedition to survey for this dog and opens the possibility of new genes in a dog singing the line so far.