Food Leaves Its Mark on the Gut Bacteria of Kruger’s Wildlife
Gut bacteria in nine mammal species from Kruger National Park followed clear patterns linked to food and digestion.…
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Wild Dogs Travelled Thousands of Kilometres in Search of a Mate
GPS tracking in Zambia shows how African wild dogs can cross enormous distances between populations. But snares and…
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Track Count Points to Several Hundred African Wild Dogs in Chinko
A 2026 track count in Chinko Conservation Area produced an estimate of several hundred African wild dogs, while…
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Livestock Losses Varied Strongly Among Households and Carnivores in Ethiopia’s Omo Valley
In a survey of 147 households near Omo National Park, 36.1% reported losing livestock to carnivores during the…
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Reintroduced African Wild Dogs Had High Diversity and Less Realised Genetic Load Than Kruger Dogs
Whole-genome data showed high diversity, less extensive homozygosity and less realised genetic load in South Africa’s managed reintroduced…
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Reintroduced and Free-Roaming African Wild Dogs Showed Weak Genetic Differentiation in Southern Africa
A 2026 genomic study found weak genetic differentiation among reintroduced, Kruger and free-roaming African wild dog populations in…
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Twenty African Wild Dogs Return to Matusadona After Decades of Local Extinction
Two established packs comprising 20 African wild dogs have been returned to Matusadona National Park in Zimbabwe after…
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After Very Hot Days, Cheetah–Lion Encounters Were 6.6 Times More Likely in the Okavango
Eight years of GPS tracking in Botswana showed that cheetahs and lions were much more likely to come…
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Prey Depletion Erodes the Hunting Advantage of Large African Wild Dog Packs
Data from 13 African wild dog packs in Zambia show that where large prey have been depleted, larger…
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Resource Availability Was Linked to How Lions Co-occurred With Four Other Large Carnivores
In Kruger and Limpopo, access to prey and water was strongly associated with where lions, cheetahs, leopards, spotted…
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