Editing Tierra del Fuego (section)

=== Fauna ===

{{See also|Beaver eradication in Tierra del Fuego}}
[[File:IslaLosLobos.jpg|thumb|[[Sea lion]]s at Isla de los Lobos in the Beagle Channel, near [[Ushuaia]] (2006)]]

Among the most notable animals in the archipelago are [[austral parakeet]]s, [[gull]]s, [[guanaco]]s,<ref>{{cite journal|title=Lama guanicoe.|date=3 February 2016|doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T11186A18540211.en|doi-access=free}}</ref> [[South American fox]]es, [[kingfisher]]s, [[Andean condor]]s, [[king penguin]]s, [[owl]]s, and [[Green-backed firecrown|firecrown hummingbirds]].<ref>{{cite journal|title=Sephanoides sephaniodes.|date=1 October 2016|doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22687857A93172170.en|doi-access=free}}</ref> [[Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego]] is also home to the lizard with the world's southernmost distribution, ''[[Liolaemus magellanicus]]''.<ref name="JaksicRChHN">{{Cite journal |title=Historical account and current ecological knowledge of the southernmost lizard in the world, Liolaemus magellanicus (Squamata: Liolaemidae) |journal=[[Revista Chilena de Historia Natural]] |last=Jaksic |first=Fabian M. |issue=7 |volume=95 |doi=10.1186/s40693-022-00112-y |year=2022|s2cid=252717680 |doi-access=free |bibcode=2022RvCHN..95....7J |url=http://www.scielo.cl/pdf/rchnat/v95/0717-6317-rchnat-95-7.pdf }}</ref>

[[North American beaver]]s, introduced during the 1940s, have proliferated and caused considerable damage to the island forests. The governments have established a wide-reaching program to trap and kill beavers in Tierra del Fuego.<ref name="cnn">{{cite news | last=Strieker | first=Gary | title=Argentina eager to rid island of beavers | publisher=Cable News Network | url=http://edition.cnn.com/NATURE/9907/09/argentina.beaver/ | date=9 July 1999 | access-date=30 June 2007 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080303154706/http://edition.cnn.com/NATURE/9907/09/argentina.beaver/ | archive-date=3 March 2008}}</ref>

Like the mainland of Chile and Argentina to the north, this archipelago boasts some of the finest [[trout]] fishing in the world. Sea-run brown trout often exceed {{convert|9|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}, particularly in rivers such as the Rio Grande and the San Pablo, and in the [[Lago Fagnano]]. 

Waters adjacent to Tierra del Fuego are very rich in [[cetacea]]n diversity.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://iwc.int/private/downloads/n-DEQOXouNkf8O248AmRQg/Argentina53.doc|title=ARGENTINA. PROGRESS REPORT ON CETACEAN RESEARCH, JUNE 2000 TO JUNE 2001|first=Adrian|last=Schiavini|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190710101422/https://iwc.int/private/downloads/n-DEQOXouNkf8O248AmRQg/Argentina53.doc|archive-date=10 July 2019}}</ref> Sightings of [[southern right whale]]s in Tierra del Fuego have increased in the 2000s,<ref>{{cite web |title=Hoy en Rio Grande, Tierra del Fuego (ballena) |date=18 April 2009 |url=http://www.taringa.net/posts/imagenes/2453994/Hoy-en-Rio-Grande-Tierra-del-Fuego-ballena.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505232019/http://www.taringa.net/posts/imagenes/2453994/Hoy-en-Rio-Grande-Tierra-del-Fuego-ballena.html |archive-date=5 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first1=R. Natalie P. |last1=Goodall |last2=Benegas |first2=G. L. |last3=Dellabianca |first3=N. |last4=Riccialdelli |first4=L. |last5=Pimper |first5=E. L. |date=17 January 2014 |title=The Presence of Southern Right Whales off Eastern Tierra del Fuego, 1987–2011 |url=http://iwcoffice.co.uk/_documents/sci_com/workshops/SRW/S11-RW30.pdf |access-date=2014-05-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505213903/http://iwcoffice.co.uk/_documents/sci_com/workshops/SRW/S11-RW30.pdf |archive-date=5 May 2014 }}</ref> [[Humpback whale|humpbacks]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Whale Watching in the Southern Cone – Argentina |url=http://www.sconewhales.co.uk/argentina.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531084614/http://sconewhales.co.uk/argentina.html |archive-date=31 May 2014|access-date=5 May 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Whale Watching in the Southern Cone – Gallery |url=http://www.sconewhales.co.uk/gallery.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531085244/http://sconewhales.co.uk/gallery.html |archive-date=31 May 2014|access-date=5 May 2014 }}</ref> and some others such as [[blue whale]]s,<ref>{{cite web |title=Blue Whale (''Balaenoptera musculus'') on Tierra del Fuego Check List |url=https://www.inaturalist.org/listed_taxa/1314922 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917220152/http://www.inaturalist.org/listed_taxa/1314922 |archive-date=17 September 2016}}</ref> [[Fin whale|southern fins]], [[Sei whale|southern seis]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Minke Whale (Sei Whale?) |date=9 December 2011 |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/gauchocat/6529053177/in/photostream/ |via=[[Flickr]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624062956/https://www.flickr.com/photos/gauchocat/6529053177/in/photostream/ |archive-date=24 June 2016}}</ref> and [[Southern minke whale|southern minkes]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Minke Whale (''Balaenoptera acutorostrata'') on Tierra del Fuego Check List |url=https://www.inaturalist.org/listed_taxa/1314921 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104013930/https://www.inaturalist.org/listed_taxa/1314921 |archive-date=4 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Record of a dwarf minke whale (''Balaenoptera acutorostrata'') in northern Brazil |url=http://www.car-spaw-rac.org/IMG/pdf/Record_of_a_dwarf_minke_whale_Balaenoptera_acutorostrata_in_northern_Brazil.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505233922/http://www.car-spaw-rac.org/IMG/pdf/Record_of_a_dwarf_minke_whale_Balaenoptera_acutorostrata_in_northern_Brazil.pdf |archive-date=5 May 2014}}</ref> Beagle Channel is a prominent area to watch rare, endemic dolphins,<ref>{{cite web |title=Scotia Sea: Part 5. The Great Marine Mammals |url=http://www.vulkaner.no/n/vlad/escotia5.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505232039/http://www.vulkaner.no/n/vlad/escotia5.html |archive-date=5 May 2014|access-date=5 May 2014 }}</ref> and the less-studied [[pygmy right whale]]s.

[[Pinniped]]s inhabiting the areas include [[South American sea lion]]s (''Otaria flavescens''),<ref>{{cite web |title=Sailing to the Sea Lions and Les Eclaireurs Lighthouse in Catamarans |url=http://www.piratour.net/en/excursiones/ver/48-sailing-to-the-sea-lions-and-les-eclaireurs-lighthouse-in-catamarans.html |archive-date=20 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130120155937/http://www.piratour.net/en/excursiones/ver/48-sailing-to-the-sea-lions-and-les-eclaireurs-lighthouse-in-catamarans.html }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Southern Sea Lions: Tierra del Fuego, Argentina |date=25 September 2011 |url=http://www.ontfin.com/Word/southern-sea-lions/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505231204/http://www.ontfin.com/Word/southern-sea-lions/ |archive-date=5 May 2014}}</ref> [[South American fur seal]]s (''Arctophoca australis''),<ref>{{cite web |title=Mark Horrell: Tierra del Fuego |date=28 February 2003 |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/markhorrell/sets/72157651610126570/ |via=[[Flickr]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104113614/https://www.flickr.com/photos/markhorrell/sets/72157651610126570/ |archive-date=4 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Ballenas en el Canal de Beagle |url=http://www.latdf.com.ar/2012/03/ballenas-en-el-canal-de-beagle.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505232401/http://www.latdf.com.ar/2012/03/ballenas-en-el-canal-de-beagle.html |archive-date=5 May 2014}}</ref> the carnivorous and seal-eating [[leopard seal]]s (''Hydrurga leptonyx''),<ref>{{cite web |title=Ushuaia Photo: leopard seal |url=https://www.tripadvisor.com/LocationPhotoDirectLink-g312855-i19201023-Ushuaia_Province_of_Tierra_del_Fuego_Patagonia.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920011111/https://www.tripadvisor.com/LocationPhotoDirectLink-g312855-i19201023-Ushuaia_Province_of_Tierra_del_Fuego_Patagonia.html |archive-date=20 September 2016}}</ref> and gigantic [[southern elephant seal]]s (''Mirounga leonine'')<ref>{{cite web |title=Expedition Uncovers Wildlife Wonders at Tierra del Fuego |date=25 February 2011 |url=http://www.wcs.org/news-and-features-main/admiralty-sound.aspx |archive-date=9 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110709101440/http://www.wcs.org/news-and-features-main/admiralty-sound.aspx }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Cruceros Australis – Fjords of Tierra del Fuego, Patagonia & Cape Horn, Punta Arenas – Ushuaia – Punta Arenas |url=http://www.aonikenk.com/cruises-boats-ferries/cruceros-australis/fjords-of-tierra-del-fuego-patagonia-cape-horn/expedition-cruise-ship-beagle-channel-strait-of-magellan-fjords-punta-arenas-ushuaia-punta-arenas-mv-via-australis-mv-stella-australis |archive-date=5 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505233043/http://www.aonikenk.com/cruises-boats-ferries/cruceros-australis/fjords-of-tierra-del-fuego-patagonia-cape-horn/expedition-cruise-ship-beagle-channel-strait-of-magellan-fjords-punta-arenas-ushuaia-punta-arenas-mv-via-australis-mv-stella-australis }}</ref>{{snd}}the largest extant [[marine mammal]] that is not a [[cetaceans|cetacean]].