Project
Recovering an African Wild Dog Population
Initiative
Duration
2019 - 2022
Location
Kenya
Species protected
Project objectives
- Reduce Wild dog mortality from canid diseases by 66%;
- Reduce the number of Wild dog mortality due to human killings by 50%;
- Double infrastructure and public support for wild dog conservation in Kenya.
This project is implemented by Mpala Research Centre.
This project is part of the IUCN Save Our Species African Wildlife initiative, which is co-funded by the European Union.
Threats
Diseases
Human-wildlife conflict
This project is a part of the IUCN SOS African Wildlife initiative, which is funded by the European Commission’s Directorate General for International Cooperation and Development (DG Devco) through its B4Life initiative.