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Wild Dogs have incredible endurance – being able to run at roughly 48km/h for 5km.The alpha female can give birth to litters of 15 puppies or more.The alpha pair is generally the only pair that breeds, but the entire pack shares responsibility for protecting the pups, with both males and females babysitting the young. Packs of Wild Dog have an alpha male and alpha female.Common names include African Wild Dog and African Hunting Dog. Its scientific name means Painted Wolf.All of these causes are associated with human encroachment on African wild dog habitat, and as such, have not ceased and are unlikely to be reversible across the majority of the species’ historical range. Why are African Wild Dogs so Endangered? The causes of African wild dogs’ decline are reasonably well understood and include extreme sensitivity to habitat fragmentation as a consequence of wide-ranging behaviour, conflict with livestock and game farmers, accidental killings by snares and road accidents, and infectious disease. Given uncertainty surrounding population estimates, and the species’ tendency to population fluctuations, the largest sub-populations might well number <250 mature individuals, thereby warranting listing as Endangered under criterion C2a(i).(IUCN)

Population size is continuing to decline as a result of ongoing habitat fragmentation, conflict with human activities, and infectious disease. Their population is currently estimated at approximately 6,600 adults in 39 subpopulations, of which only 1,400 are mature individuals. PopulationĪfrican wild dogs have disappeared from much of their former range.

Our collars and tracking equipment not only helps us find the dogs daily, but also give a trapped animal caught in a snare a fighting chance of survival.Įndangered with many sub-populations continuing to decline.

We are currently helping with the reintroduction of new populations into protected areas within KZN.

We are responsible for the funding within the KZN Wild dog Advisory Group – a provincial advisory group bringing together a government conservation bodies, private and community-owned reserves, leading conservation NGOs and wild dog specialists.

We have established a Rapid Emergency Response Fund and team to find and retrieve wild dogs outside of protected areas in KZN.

These are proving very successful with reducing injuries and fatalities.

Funding and fitting Anti-Snare Collars to reduce the number of wild dogs caught as bycatch.

Our ultimate goal is to collar each and every Painted Dog pack in South Africa.

Funding and fitting VHF and GPS Satellite Collars for understanding the detailed distribution and success of the KZN population.

Volunteers are able to join these monitoring teams and participate in all the necessary conservation work.

Day-to-day monitoring of the entire KwaZulu-Natal population, with 5 dedicated monitoring teams looking out for wild dog in KZN.

RESERVES : Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park, uMkhuze Game Reserve, Tembe Elephant Park, Somkhanda Game Reserve and Manyoni Private Game Reserve. Our ultimate goal is to reintroduce painted dogs successfully back into their historical ranges and ensure the protection of the population into the future.

Our intensive monitoring of African Wild Dogs is done 365 days a year. African wild dogs need massive areas to support themselves and for populations to be genetically diverse and sustainable.ĭue to their endangered status, African Wild Dogs are our focal species which the majority of our conservation efforts are based around. In South Africa, we have fewer than 550 roaming our wild spaces and only 39 distinct sub-populations left in Africa. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Status: Endangered C2a(i) ver 3.1Īpproximate number of mature individuals: 1400Īfrican Wild Dogs (also known as Painted Dogs or Painted Wolves) are the second most endangered carnivore in Africa. Common name: African Wild Dog, Painted Hunting Dog, Painted Wolf