Metadata

Conservation Status

Extinct

Last Record

Around 1900

Place of Breeding

Tierra del Fuego, Chile and Argentina

Synonym

Yaghan Dog | Tierra Del Fuego Dog | Fuegian Fox | Selk’nam´s Dog | Wusin

Extinction Reason

Extermination | Replaced by European dogs

References

Franklin, W. L. (2022). Guanaco colonisation of Tierra del Fuego island from mainland Patagonia: Walked, swam, or by canoe? Geo: Geography and Environment, 9(2), 1–35. https://doi.org/10.1002/geo2.110

Fuegian dog. Faded From Worlds End. (n.d.). https://sites.google.com/view/faded-from-worlds-end-holocene/extinct-animals-by-region/patagonia/fuegian-dog

Jaksic, F. M., & Castro, S. A. (2023). The identity of Fuegian and Patagonian “dogs” among indigenous peoples in southernmost South America. Revista Chilena de Historia Natural, 96(1), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40693-023-00119-z

Morris, D. (2008). Dogs: The Ultimate Dictionary of Over 1,000 Dog Breeds. North Pomfret, VT: Trafalgar Square.

Núñez, T. (2024, April 30). La enigmática Historia del Perro Fueguino, El Zorro culpeo domesticado por los pueblos del Fin del Mundo. Ladera Sur. https://laderasur.com/articulo/la-enigmatica-historia-del-perro-fueguino-el-zorro-culpeo-domesticado-por-los-pueblos-del-fin-del-mundo/ (in Spanish)

Wikimedia Foundation. (2025, February 1). Perro Yagán. Wikipedia. https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perro_yagán (in Spanish)