KatzNK9
11-12-2007, 02:31 PM
:D Cool stuff. Giving endangered species a helping hand.
Botswana: Wild Dogs Translocated to Botswana (http://allafrica.com/stories/200711120705.html)
A pack of 18 African Wild Dogs have been translocated from South Africa to Botswana, to try establish a viable population of the endangered animal in the Limpopo Valley.
The dogs were transferred from the Marakele National Park in Limpopo to the Northern Tuli Game Reserve in far eastern Botswana recently.
"It is intended that this reintroduction will facilitate the establishment of a viable population of wild dogs in the Limpopo Valley, specifically within the area earmarked for incorporation into the Limpopo-Shashe Transfrontier Conservation Area," said Harriet Davies-Mostert, manager of the Endangered Wildlife Trust's Carnivore Conservation Group. The recently proclaimed Limpopo-Shashe Transfrontier Conservation Area straddles the international borders of Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe. The African Wild Dog is southern Africa's most endangered carnivore. There are fewer than 500 individual dogs occurring in South Africa, most of which occur in the Kruger National Park. In 1997 it was recommended that the wild dog's range be expanded by reintroducing packs into several protected areas across the country.
Botswana: Wild Dogs Translocated to Botswana (http://allafrica.com/stories/200711120705.html)
A pack of 18 African Wild Dogs have been translocated from South Africa to Botswana, to try establish a viable population of the endangered animal in the Limpopo Valley.
The dogs were transferred from the Marakele National Park in Limpopo to the Northern Tuli Game Reserve in far eastern Botswana recently.
"It is intended that this reintroduction will facilitate the establishment of a viable population of wild dogs in the Limpopo Valley, specifically within the area earmarked for incorporation into the Limpopo-Shashe Transfrontier Conservation Area," said Harriet Davies-Mostert, manager of the Endangered Wildlife Trust's Carnivore Conservation Group. The recently proclaimed Limpopo-Shashe Transfrontier Conservation Area straddles the international borders of Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe. The African Wild Dog is southern Africa's most endangered carnivore. There are fewer than 500 individual dogs occurring in South Africa, most of which occur in the Kruger National Park. In 1997 it was recommended that the wild dog's range be expanded by reintroducing packs into several protected areas across the country.