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Wild dog antics
Hi folks, A couple of days ago I went out with Rueben and attachment student Nobesuthu to look for the Mapura Pack. We found them resting in a riverbed, and enjoyed an hour or so of just watching them...
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Fitting a new tracking collar to an endangered African wild dog
Hi folks, Obviously an important part of the conservation-research component of our holistic African wild dog conservation project is being able to locate the packs! With home ranges up to 3,500 sq...
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New pack of endangered African wild dogs forms in Zimbabwe’s Save Valley...
Exciting news!! We have confirmed the formation of a new pack of wild dogs!! Admittedly it’s a very small pack – only two dogs at the moment – but every pack has to start somewhere, and we are thrilled...
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Lions plague denning African wild dogs
Wild dogs in the Savé Valley Conservancy face great challenges from their greatest competitors, lions and hyenas. The denning season is when the effects on the wild dog population are most visible....
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Wild dog Collared in Save Valley Conservancy
Hi there, We have been rather quiet of late, things are slowly calming down as the denning season draws to close. However, wild dogs rarely sit still for too long thus neither can we! A few weeks ago...
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Wild Dog Dies from Snare Along the Western Boundary of Save Valley Conservancy
Morning all, We received some disappointing news yesterday afternoon. Italy, one of collared males from the Crocodile pack was found dead from a snare. We have had no visual of Crocodile or Orongo...
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Playing Pups
Hi, We just had to share this series of photos with you all. The last two surviving pups from Mapura pack’s alpha litter thoroughly enjoying themselves not far from the den where Ursula is busy nursing...
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“I learnt from the best”– AWCF Attachment Student Shares Her Experience
Hi all, This is truly an inspiring read. Nobesuthu Ngwenya, a student at the National University of Science and Technology, spent a year with AWCF and the Lowveld Wild Dog Project learning all about...
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Sisters Doing it For Themselves!
Hi all, We have three packs (Pita, Mapura and Chapungu) denning rather late in the year in the Save Valley Conservancy. Wild dogs normally only breed once a year when they occupy a den for three months...
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Wrapping up the year, and what a year it has been!
We have made some significant strides and changes this year, with the end goal of being the best we can be and doing the best we can for African wild dogs and large carnivore conservation in Zimbabwe....
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