Science Snippets: Wild Dogs steer clear of lion scat
A recent study co-authored by EWT scientists has tested a novel way of using lion scat to keep Wild Dogs off private land and safe from persecution.
A recent study co-authored by EWT scientists has tested a novel way of using lion scat to keep Wild Dogs off private land and safe from persecution.
To prevent further population declines in Africa’s large carnivores, we monitor them to determine the number of individuals in the wild.
Wild Dogs cross reserve fences and are exposed to risks such as snaring, persecution, and vehicle collisions. But why do they cross fences?
It is generally understood that our knowledge of the status and trends in African Lion (Panthera leo) numbers is relatively poor, and the collective ability of governments and the wider conservation community to identify priorities or to assess the impacts of interventions, is limited.