A Snaring Concern
Snaring, driven by the bushmeat trade, poses a severe threat to South Africa’s wildlife, but innovative solutions like anti-poaching canine units offer hope in combating this silent killer.
The Endangered Wildlife Trust’s Livestock Guardian Dogs protect farmed animals from predation.
The EWT’s Livestock Guardian Dog Project helps South African farmers reduce predation by using non-lethal methods, significantly decreasing human-wildlife conflict.
Conservation Canines to Save our Species from illegal wildlife trade
With funding from the IUCN Save Our Species Rapid Action Grant and the European Union, the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) aims to reduce illegal wildlife trade by preventing wildlife poaching. We use our Conservation Canines to achieve this by training and deploying them to detect wildlife products and track poachers.
The brave journey of smoke and her pack of african wild dogs
In 2018, the Nqolothi Wild Dog pack, led by a female named Smoke, left the protection of the Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park and settled in nearby communal land.
Lockdown doesn’t mean slow down for these Conservation Canines
The lockdown has brought new challenges, but our Conservation Canines continue to work (and play) as hard as ever.