Wild Dogs of South Africa
We are thrilled to be working on a new book project and even more
thrilled that it's about Africa's Wild Dogs (Lycaon pictus). While
South Africa is one of only a few African countries with a viable Wild
Dog population, rapid urbanisation and human encroachment is making
huge inroads into the dog’s natural ranges, placing
ever-increasing pressures on their survival. (Their behaviour, breeding
patterns and habitats mean that these animals require large areas in
which to roam, hunt and form new packs). As a result of these pressures
the African Wild Dog is today South Africa’s most endangered
large carnivore, with a total population of an estimated 500
individuals. The Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) has stated that Wild
Dogs are regarded as extinct in 23 countries in Africa.
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