The animals that they captured in San Juan de Aragón turned out to be a Canadian hybrid of dogs and wolves

On January 30, an animal with the appearance of a wolf was seen in the forest of San Juan de Aragón, Mexico City. who alerted the people of the surrounding areas.

In social networks, the news circulated that a specimen of wolf had escaped from the San Juan de Aragón Zoo. The Federal Prosecutor for the Protection of the Environment (PROFEPA) denied the version and She explained that because of her docile appearance and phenotypic (physical) characteristics, she could be a domestic dog.

In a statement released today, they revealed that after performing the genetic tests it has been confirmed that it is a Canadian dog with a hybrid wolf.

Because it's a cross between a domestic species and a wild animal, The staff of PROFEPA transferred it to the Los Reyes Wildlife Research and Conservation Center, located in the municipality of La Paz, in the State of Mexico.

A wolf in the forest of San Juan de Aragón

After spreading through the social networks the news that a wolf wandered around San Juan de Aragón, in the mayor Gustavo A. Madero, Staff from the Animal Watch Brigade and elements from the Mexico City Environment Secretariat went on site to capture it.

Two hours later, around 4:30 pm on Tuesday, they located and sheltered him. After confirming that it was not part of the zoo's wild animal collection of the capital, He was transferred to the San Juan de Aragón Zoo where he remained under observation.

Fears for the presence of a big cat in Álvaro Obregón

In just one week, two alarms due to the presence of wild animals have been reported in Mexico City. In addition to the panic that triggered "the wolf of Aragon", In Alcaldía Álvaro Obregón reported the alleged attack of a big cat to a dog.

In a statement, PROFEPA informed the inhabitants of the region that Procaduría workers have registered the area and adjacent areas without finding any indication of the existence of any such animal.

The experts went to the address where the attack would have occurred and visited the house with the permission of the owner. They explained that there was no way for the feline to enter the property, being protected by a cyclonic lattice and barbed wire, concrete walls and volcanic stones.

They specified that the video broadcast through social networks on the supposed feline, This is actually a recording made in Bhutan, South Asia, in 2017.

However, the staff of PROFEPA searched the vicinity of the site of the attack with a forest ranger and did not see any traces or traces. this could correspond to the animal.