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World's Rarest and Most Ancient Dog has just been re-discovered in the wild after half a century
New Guinea highland wild dogs, the elusive dogs in the mountains of Papua, Indonesia, have not been seen for decades in the wild.
Last year, a New Guinea Highland Wild Dog Foundation expedition made it to the Papua province of western New Guinea, which is bordered by Papua New Guinea to the east and the West Papua province to the west.
Led by zoologist James K. McIntyre, the expedition ran into local researchers from the University of Papua, who were also on the trail of the elusive dogs. A muddy paw print in September 2016 finally gave them what they were looking for; recent signs that something distinctly dog-like was wandering the dense forests of the New Guinea highlands, some 3,460 to 4,400 metres (11,351 to 14,435 feet) above sea level. After decades of fearing that the New Guinea highland wild dog had gone extinct in its native habitat, researchers have finally confirmed the existence of a healthy, viable population, hidden in one of the most remote and inhospitable regions on Earth.
Trail cameras were immediately deployed throughout the area, so they could monitor bait sites around the clock. The cameras captured more than 140 images of Wild Highland Wild Dog in just two days on Puncak Jaya, the highest summit of Mount Carstensz, and the tallest island peak in the world.
According to DNA analysis, these are the most ancient and primitive canids in existence, and a recent expedition to New Guinea's remote central mountain spine has resulted in more than 100 photographs of at least 15 wild individuals, including males, females, and pups, thriving in isolation and far from human contact.
"The discovery and confirmation of the highland wild dog for the first time in over half a century is not only exciting, but an incredible opportunity for science," says the group behind the discovery, .
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