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The African Wild Dog

The African wild dog, also called Cape hunting dog or painted dog, typically roams the open plains and sparse woodlands of sub-Saharan Africa. The female African wild dog can have 2-20 pups in a litter which is live birth. The African wild dog hunts in packs & they eat antelope & some times wildebeest(if they are weak wildebeests). When in packs there is from 6-20 dogs. they will assist weak or ill members of the pack. there are about 6000 African wild dogs left. Population size is continuing to decline as a result of ongoing habitat fragmentation, conflict with human activities, and infectious disease.The dogs went from vulnerable in 1988 to just being endangered.

The Botswana Predator Conservation Trusts attempts to keep African wild dogs away from farms and livestock using strategies such as scent deterrent. Making peace between humans and these wild canines minimizes killings and promotes conservation. the WCS is helping the African wild dog out already. I can help by feeding them or protecting them from the livestock keepers that will shoot them then try to get there DNA so that when & if they go extinct we might be able to clone them. so that they may mate. the WCS is a web coverage service.media type="custom" key="23033864"