81. Unusual African Animals Their enemies are man, lions, hyenas and crocodiles. wild dogs are an endangeredspecies. Their enemies are lions and hyenas. wild dogs are endangered. http://projects.cbe.ab.ca/ict/2learn/mlsloane/africa/animals/animalswilddog.html

From http://www.naturalia.org/ZOO/AN_TERRA/IMMAGINI/licaone.jpg Wild Dog Matt H. Calvin W. Raylene M Alison B. ... Daniel T. Matt H. The wild dog lives about 10 - 12 years long. The Wild Dog is a carnivore. Sometimes it travels 2 or 3 days - up to 40 km - if food is scarce. The main enemies of the Wild Dog are lions and hyaenas. The Wild Dog likes to hunt early in the morning and at twilight. It likes to spend the day resting on the dense vegetation. There are about 20 wild dogs to a pack. The disturbed by the presence of man, as man is taking over its habitat. Back to Wild Dog Index Calvin W. The favourite habitat of the Wild Dog is desert plains, mountains and open savannahs. It can also be found in National Parks and Reserves. The Wild Dog lives in flocks of 4 to 8 subjects. Both the male and female wild dogs weigh 15 to 30 kg. The female wild dog measures 70 to 75 cm long. The wild dog can go without water for long intervals if necessary, as long as the food eaten is very moist. It hunts and travels during the night hours, but sometimes hunts early in the morning. It spends the day resting on the dense vegetation. A wild dog pack will travel for 2 or 3 days to find food. The wild dog is threatened by the presence of man so therefore it is endangered.

82. Creel, S. And Creel, N.M.: The African Wild Dog: Behavior, Ecology, And Conserva is one of the world's most endangered large carnivoresand one of the most remarkable.This comprehensive portrait of wild dogs incorporates previously http://pup.princeton.edu/titles/7316.html

PRINCETON University Press SEARCH: Keywords Author Title More Options Power Search Search Hints E-MAIL NOTICES NEW IN PRINT E-BOOKS ... HOME PAGE The African Wild Dog: Behavior, Ecology, and Conservation Scott Creel and Nancy Marusha Creel Shopping Cart Endorsements Table of Contents Sample Chapter [HTML] or [PDF format] With only 5,000 surviving, the African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) is one of the world's most endangered large carnivoresand one of the most remarkable. This comprehensive portrait of wild dogs incorporates previously scattered information with important new findings from a six-year study in Tanzania's Selous Game Reserve, Africa's largest protected area. The book emphasizes ecology, concentrating on why wild dogs fare poorly in protected areas that maintain healthy populations of lions, hyenas, or other top carnivores. In addition to conservation issues, it covers fascinating aspects of wild dog behavior and social evolution. The Creels use demographic, behavioral, endocrine, and genetic approaches to examine how and why nonbreeding pack mates help breeding pairs raise their litters. They also present the largest data set ever collected on mammalian predator-prey interactions and the evolution of cooperative hunting, allowing them to account for wild dogs' prowess as hunters. By using a large sample size and sophisticated analytical tools, the authors step well beyond previous research. Their results include some surprises that will cause even specialists to rethink certain propositions, such as the idea that wild dogs are unusually vulnerable to infectious disease. Several findings apply broadly to the management of other protected areas.

83. AMNH - Expedition : Endangered plains. The view you see in the diorama is a rare one today. Africanwild dogs are the continent's most endangered predator. African http://www.amnh.org/nationalcenter/Endangered/dog/dog.html

African Wild Dog Lycaon pictus Threats Introduced disease, poisoning, loss of habitat STATUS: ESA ENDANGERED IUCN ENDANGERED SIZE: Weight: 37.5-79.4 pounds (17-36 kg) Shoulder Height: 23.8-30.4 inches (61-78 cm) HABITAT: savanna , grassland, open woodland POPULATION: 4,000-5,000 total CURRENT RANGE: Africa south of the Sahara CONSERVATION: Species Survival Plan ; monitoring incidence of epidemic disease Loss of habitat is particularly critical for nomadic animals like the African wild dog. Hunting dog packs range over very large areas from 600 to more than 1,500 square miles (1,560-3,900 sq km) a year. Even large parks may not provide enough territory to support viable dog populations. Four legs are faster than two; in a sprint, African wild dogs can reach speeds of more than 40 miles per hour (65 km/h). Compare this to Olympic champion Michael Johnson, who set a (human) world record when he attained a top speed of about 23 miles per hour (37 km/h). African wild dogs have an unusual breeding system. Only one pair of dogs reproduces in a pack; other pack members act cooperatively to care for the young of the breeding pair. It has been said that African wild dogs are the most social of all mammals, never living apart from a pack at any stage in their lives. African wild dogs have a very strong, musky odor, which may help the pack find individuals that have become separated from the group.

84. Natural History: Sizing Up The Competition. (endangered African Wild Dogs) (incl Natural History Sept, 1998 Sizing up the competition. (endangered Africanwild dogs) (includes related article) Author/s Scott Creel. http://www.findarticles.com/cf_0/m1134/n7_v107/21084299/print.jhtml

Return to article page To print: Select File and then Print from your browser's menu. This story was printed from FindArticles.com, located at http://www.findarticles.com Natural History Sept, 1998 Sizing up the competition. (endangered African wild dogs) (includes related article) Author/s: Scott Creel For African wild dogs, catching dinner is one thing. In the presence of lions and hyenas, eating it is quite another. In June of 1991, my wife, Nancy, and I packed up our belongings in Tanzania's Serengeti National Park and, as hard as it was to leave the packs of dwarf mongooses we had been studying for the past three years, headed south in our fresh, white Land Rover. We had decided to begin a field study of the endangered African wild dog and were hoping to find a large, stable population living in woodlands. Although many people think of these wild dogs as savanna dwellers, they actually fare much better in wooded habitat. And so we had set our sights on the Selous Game Reserve, 17,500 square miles in the southeastern part of the country, where Tanzanian wildlife officers told us the dogs were still relatively numerous. About the size of Costa Rica, Selous is the largest protected area in all of Africa, but it has not attracted much attention from tourists or ecologists, so we had little idea what to expect. After several days' travel, with a stop at the wildlife division offices in Dar es Salaam to collect final permits and instructions, we arrived at the end of the surfaced road in Kibiti. Late in the day, we reached the northern shore of the Rufiji River and found ourselves creeping along a dwindling pair of ruts with grass growing in the middle. Is this really the road, we wondered. And is the whole place this heavily wooded?

85. Environmental Organization WebDirectory - Wildlife wildlife is dedicated to the protection of all native wild animals and 2000 TheLiving Planet Campaign Campaign that will save endangered ecosystems, the http://www.webdirectory.com/Wildlife/

Wildlife Amphibians Animals Badgers Bats Birds Bears Conservation Dolphins Ecology Elephants Environmental Community Living Felines Fishes Foxes Humans and Nature General Endangered Species General Hoofed Animals General Marine Mammals General Products and Services Insects Institutes Natural History Museums Orca Otters Primates Reptiles Rodents Rhino States Tortoises Trusts and Funds Urban Wildlife US Fish and Wildlife Service Waterfowl Whales Wild Dogs Wildlife Art and Photography Wildlife Rehabilitation Wolves Zoo African Wildlife: A WWW Resource - A virtual encyclopedia about the Wildlife of Africa Defenders of Wildlife - Defenders of Wildlife is dedicated to the protection of all native wild animals and plants in their natural communities. EnvirERIN - Biodiversity - Environmental Resources Information Network The Evergreen State College Herpmed Communications Index Page - Dedicated to providing timely informsation on amphibians, reptiles and a wide vasriety of animals through original websites and links to other pertinent sites. - IWEC is a non-profit, grassroots organization allowing people to become involved in real projects.

86. The Poignant, True Story Of The Life Of One Heroic African Wild More endangered than elephants, than cheetah, than white rhino, are African wilddogs and the reason for that is that space is the greatest criterion on which http://www.afriscreen.com/Wild Dog/WILD DOG.HTML

A 50 minute natural history film The poignant, true story of the life of one heroic African Wild Dog named "Newky" - an intimate tale of struggle, endurance and triumph, and of one dog's extraordinary spirit to win through against almost impossible odds. "Newky" was an African Wild Dog, whose exceptional life was scientifically documented over a period of five years by wild dog researcher Dr. J. Weldon "Tico" McNutt. Now, this emotive natural history film brings Newky's story back to life, in a faithful and detailed recreation of his experiences. Through Tico's personal recollections, we follow the dramatic account of Newky's life, in a moving, true story that is both heartbreaking and important to understanding the challenges wild dogs face as a species. Set against the spectacular wilderness of Botswana's Okavango delta, this poignant tale follows Newky's life from the dangers and joys of puppy-hood, through the loss of his siblings in tense encounters with lions, and into the trials of adulthood. But even being a strong adult dog brings a life of danger, hardship and conflict. In a tragic twist of fate, Newky's entire pack is wiped out by a mysterious disease epidemic. Alone, he is forced to endure dangers that normally would be met by a strong, coherent pack, as he searches for months trying to find others of his own kind.

87. Zimbabwean Crisis-slaughter Of Wildlife-David Holt-Biddle For we will not just have lost the Save Valley Conservancy and a few highly endangeredspecies like Black Rhino and wild dogs, but we will have lost another http://www.davidhb.com/davidhb/archive/slaughter.htm

Win a birding kit plus binoculars !!! mysterybird.com Back to archive THE ZIMBABWEAN CRISIS and endangered wildlife A slight change in approach this week, away from pure travel to a part of southern Africa for which I have a particular regard, Zimbabwe. The horror that has been Zimbabwe for the past seven months is well documented, but perhaps not all angles of the story have been adequately stressed. What about the impact of these political shenanigans on the country’s priceless wildlife, particularly its endangered species? Here is a little more detail . At some 320 000 ha, the Save Valley Conservancy in the Lowveld of Eastern Zimbabwe is the biggest private wildlife reserve in the world. It is also an exciting example of that increasingly popular term, ‘an African solution to an African problem’. Unfortunately, however, the nature of the problem has changed. Parts of the Save Valley Conservancy have been invaded by so-called Zimbabwean war veterans from outside the area and members of local communities apparently coerced into the action. The invaders have made demands for a redistribution of the conservancy land, have threatened property owners and managers and their families (who have had to be evacuated on a number of occasions), and have launched a serious assault on the wildlife of the Conservancy.

88. Very Rarely Seen In Its Natural Habitat Today, The Wild Dog Is One Of Southern A its natural habitat today, the wild dog is one of southern Africa's most highly endangeredmammal species In the wild, lions are the main killers of wild dogs. http://www.sa-venues.com/wildlife/wildlife_wilddog.htm

MAIN MENU SEARCH BY MAP REGIONS ACCOMMODATION ... CONTACT US WILDLIFE GALLERY - WILD DOG - Lycaon pictus Information General Description: Very rarely seen in its natural habitat today, the wild dog is one of southern Africa's most highly endangered mammal species. As a hunter and meat eater requiring an extensive habitat, it is constantly in competition with humans, and particularly with livestock farmers. Some regard the wild dog's method of killing its prey excessively cruel, so there is a negative attitude towards the animal. In the wild, lions are the main killers of wild dogs. As a result, the species has been exterminated from large parts of Africa and today it is one of the continent's most rarely encountered animals. Size: Stands 60 to 85 cm at the shoulder. Weight: 45 to 65 pounds. Information Name: Lycaon pictus Habitat: The species is restricted to Africa, preferring a habitat with open short-grassed or bushy grasslands where there is water and where it has space to run down its prey. In the sub-region of the continent it used to be more widespread, but today is found only in the national parks and other game areas. Nomadic by nature, wild dogs keep on the move: thus one can expect to see them in any suitable area where food is plentiful and fencing no hindrance. Wild dogs are currently being reintroduced to several game parks, and the progress of the operation is being monitored.

89. Wild Dogs Sniglet Most wild dogs are not in any present danger. Two of the three species that areendangered can be found in Africa Ethiopia¹s Simien jackal and the African http://www.zoobooks.com/newFrontPage/animals/animalFacts/wilddogs.html

Wild Dogs F airy tales sometimes portray wolves as big, bad monsters lurking in the woods and waiting to attack. Coyotes and other wild dogs have a reputation for killing domestic animals such as cattle, sheep, chickens, and even pet dogs and cats. These stories are often exaggerated. Wild dogs are hunters, but they do not kill nearly as many domestic animals as people think. It¹s curious that some of the people who dislike wild dogs love domestic dogs. Most wild dogs are every bit as loyal and intelligent as domestic dogs. How they hunt. A wolf may hunt alone when going after small prey like rabbits or squirrels, or it may team up with two or three other wolves to hunt for deer. To go after a big moose, it may hunt with 10 or 15 other wolves. African wild dogs sometimes form packs of 60 or more in order to hunt big prey like zebra. To catch a tasty mouse, a fox first locates it by sound and smell and then leaps high in the air on top of it. Some wild dogs, like jackals, get their food by scavenging, which means they clean the meat from the bones of animals found already dead. What they eat.

90. Cheetah Conservation Foundation plays a vital role in the channeling of public funds to Cheetah, wild Dog and otherendangered animal conservation programs. Adult wild dogs Adult wild dogs. . http://www.cango.co.za/cheetah.htm

THE CHEETAH CONSERVATION FOUNDATION Reg No. 2001/013062/08 FRN 016-885 "To promote and fund the conservation of the cheetah and other endangered species through captive breeding, behavioural research and public awareness." LOSING THE RACE FOR SURVIVAL The Cheetah, one of the worlds most fascinating and beautiful cats, is in danger. Highly specialised, the Cheetah is the fastest land animal on earth, achieving an incredible top speed of 120 kilometers per hour. Michelle with Stormy, 6 month old cheetah Sadly, this ability which is used for hunting, has placed the Cheetah in direct competition with man because in order to achieve these high speeds, the Cheetah requires open flat land - the same land man required by man for agriculture. This loss of habitat linked to low reproduction success, caused by poor gene diversity, has reduced the Cheetah numbers to less than 10 000 worldwide. IT WAS TIME TO INTERVENE... Situated in Oudtshoorn, a town in the Cape Province of South Africa, is popular Cango Wildlife Ranch, founded in 1985. This centre, now ranked amongst the top Cheetah facilities in the world, has concentrated on the plight of the Cheetah, the Wild Dog, as well as other endangered animals and has tackled their situation in two ways.

91. Dingo, Friend Or Foe? foundation,” said Mr Muir. “The dingo in the wild is endangereddue to interbreeding with other dogs. But there is still time http://www.colongwilderness.org.au/Dingo/Dingopage.htm

The Colong Foundation for Wilderness Dingo? Friend or Foe? Aggressive eradication of wild dogs and tokenistic conservation efforts are not going to reverse the extinction of the Dingo, which is primarily caused by interbreeding with feral dogs. Meanwhile, the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service is conducting lethal experiments on endangered Quolls in the wilderness areas of Kosciuszko to justify its wild dog management to farmer critics and is preparing environmental studies to support its aerial 1080 poison baiting programs in the parks of northern NSW. Download Adobe Acrobat version of the text of Colong Foundation's nomination of Dingo Populations as endangered under the Threatened Species Conservation Act, here (93KB) and maps (758KB) here Book Review by Alex Colley Living with the Dingo' Click here to read a review of ' Living with the Dingo' The book, by Mr Adam O'Neill, is to be launched at the Dingo Seminar. Mr O'Neill explains why dingoes play an important role in maintaining ecological balance in Australia. Recent Media Releases on Dingo Conservation Colong calls for Dingo protection before its too late!

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