African wild dogs - threatened strategists

SAVE-Schwerpunkt Schutz afrikanischer Wildhunde
Photo: Christophe Courteau

Wiry physical appearance, reddish, brown, black and vanilla-colored fur and long white tail – despite his striking appearance, the African Wild Dog is unknown to most people. No wonder why, this highly developed hunter with a strong social behavior is critically endangered.

More Informationen about African Wilddogs:

African_Wilddogs_2012_English.pdf.

The farmer-predator conflict

Just like the lion, cheetah, and leopard, the wild dog also suffers strongly from the farmer-predator conflict. Many farmers do not tolerate the meat-eater on their land, out of worry for their cattle. So, we find many of this highly endangered species shot dead. More

Save the last African Wild Dogs

Save the last African Wild Dogs

The Wild Dog Protecting Project unites fundamental research, concrete educational work and resettlement measures locally. Support SAVE to advance this unique project in Southern African, so that the wild dogs do not disappear off our planet. More

Research for species conservation

The research of animals and their living environments is the basis we use to develop solutions and strategies which in the long run can stabilize their populations again. Many different factors and connections play a role for the life of the animals, which SAVE wants to include in specific research studies. More

SAVE’s methodology for protecting wildlife

SAVE’s methodology for protecting wildlife
  • Field research of the animals in their ecosystem like; social behavior, population size and spreading, also potential dangers like illnesses, bush fire and poaching (GPS data by satellite collars, trace search, observations, monitoring, supervision and following documentation of resettled wild dogs).
  • Resettlement measures include the protection of endangered animals from shooting and poisoning when they enter farm country. The endangered animals are captured there, looked after medically and housed in appropriate Cages before they are reintroduced to the wild in partly newly formed hordes.
  • Developing new solutions and strategies will in the long run stabilize their populations again.
  • Support for an open dialogue with local communities focusing on education and Capacity Development.
  • Development of solutions to clear up conflicts between man and endangered animals in the long run so that both may cohabitate the same lands.
  • Aufklärungsarbeit

SAVE needs your donations for

SAVE needs your donations for
  • Technical equipment: radio collars, GPS units and binoculars, computers (hardware & software)
  • Communications: Satellite telephone and wireless devices, Internet
  • Off-road vehicles: fuel, purchase of new vehicles as well as its repairs / maintenance
  • Where necessary flights for tracking the rare horde groups
  • Use of leading field researchers, experienced assistants, and local trackers
  • Stun guns and medicine, veterinary medical care of the animals, traps, safety boxes and steel locks
  • School study fees  for African students
  • Laboratory examinations
  • Educational materials, such as Flyers, information brochures, etc.
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Wild dog pups in the Okavango Delta in Botswana: