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Animalia:Chordata:Mammalia:Carnivora:Canidae:Lycaon pictus
Lycaon pictus, common names African wild dog, painted dog, painted hunting dog, and Cape hunting dog, is the only living species in the genus Lycaon.
Historically distributed across most of Africa, but now an endangered species with only a few thousand individuals in total, found primarily in areas of southern Africa (northern Botswana, north-east Namibia, western and northern Zimbabwe, southern Tanzania and the Kruger National Park in South Africa, as well as Kafue National Park and Luanga Valley, Zambia).
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African Wild Dog Status Survey and Action Plan
· cached · IUCN/SSC Canid Specialist Group report (1997) is an authoritative resource on Lycaon pictus biology, research techniques, population declines, extinction risk, and opportunities for species recovery.
Influences on Group Size and Population Decline in African Wild Dogs
· cached · Article by Christie A. McCloud.
African Wild Dog: Rare wild dogs give clues to pet behavior
· iweb · cached · About Lycaon pictus, the Cape hunting dog, and its behavior.
African Wild Dogs
· cached · In the Conservation Spotlight, excerpted from S. Rotz Mamakos, AZA Communique, 1996.
Painted Dog Conservation, Inc.
· cached · Australian organisation supporting the work of GSA Rasmussen in Hwange, Zimbabwe. News, photo gallery, and information about the biology, distribution, evolution of Lycaon pictus.
Save the African Wild Dog
· cached · Information about Lycaon pictus and how to send donations to help preserve this endangered species.
African Wild Dog Conservation
· cached · This organization monitors and protects the African wild dog population in the Lower Zambezi National Park in Zambia.
Lycaon pictus (African Hunting Dog)
· iweb · cached · Notes on taxonomy, biology, and behavior.
African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus)
· cached · Short introduction from the American Museum of Natural History.
Living Africa: Wild Dog or Cape Hunting Dog (Lycaon pictus)
· cached · Physical appearance, range, behavior, and reproduction.
Painted Dog Conservation Organisation
· cached · Working to conserve and increase the range and numbers of the painted dog (Lycaon pictus) in Zimbabwe and elsewhere in Africa. Information about the dogs and their biology, community conservation education, fundraising, and other topics.
African Wild Dog
· iweb · cached · Summary and update on this species under threat from the World Conservation Monitoring Centre [WCMC/WWF].
Rabies in African Wild Dogs (Lycaon pictus) in the Madikwe Game Reserve
· cached · Paper from the Rabies Unit, Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute, 1999.
The Wild Dog Project
· iweb · cached · Details of a conservation project in the Venetia-Limpopo Nature Reserve, South Africa.
African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus)
· iweb · cached · Facts about physical traits, habitat, diet and reproduction, with a photograph.
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