Zambian Second Stage Wild Dog Project, 2005 African Wild Dog Conservation is now initiating an exciting second stage wild dog project in Zambia, working with project partners that include World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), the Zambia Wildlife Authority, the University of Sydney, and several local Zambian education and conservation organisations. The overall objective of this project is to establish a viable population of endangered African wild dogs in eastern Zambia, by initiating the establishment of a wildlife corridor between the Lower Zambezi National Park and the South Luangwa National Park, through adjoining Game Management Areas. The project aims to facilitate successful dispersal between populations to increase overall species viability, and to increase wild dog population numbers in areas which have suffered recent declines, including the Lower Zambezi National Park. Project activities will include continued monitoring and threat assessment of all study populations, active conservation and anti-snaring work, more ecological research in the new study areas, and augmentation of depleted populations through reintroduction of wild dogs. This project utilises the endangered African wild dog as a flagship species to generate conservation action within a WWF listed biologically significant eco-region. An International Union for Nature Conservation (IUCN) African wild dog Conservation Action Plan identified Zambia | |
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