Dholes are Endangered

Dholes are Endangered. . , Habitat loss from human land use is the biggest threat to dholes., Dhole , Cuon alpinus

Range: eastern and southern Asia , Diet: deer, wild cattle, wild pigs, wild goats, wild sheep, berries, bugs, lizards, rabbits, Fun fact: Dholes are also known as Asiatic wild dogs, red dogs, or whistling dogs.

, Dholes catch diseases from domestic dogs or are killed by humans who view them as threats to their livestock., Unsustainable farming methods are destroying and fragmenting areas of land, meaning less space for dholes and their prey., We're Helping to Protect Dholes in the Wild , We have a long history of studying and protecting dholes in Asia. Our work has helped identify areas where dholes need better protection. , Our fieldwork began in 1986, studying what prey species dholes were hunting by observing carcasses, analyzing dhole scat, and other methods., More recently, we studied dholes over 8 years using motion-activated field cameras, scat DNA, and tracks. Cameras at different locations captured the same two dholes with unique marks, one with an injury and the other with a distinct white patch on its leg, allowing us to see how far their pack moved., We're Helping to Protect Dholes in the Zoo , The Bronx Zoo is one of a small group of zoos in the United States keeping this endangered species and raising public awareness of the threats that they and other Asian wildlife face., As seen on "The Zoo!" , We received three dholes from the San Diego Zoo in 2019. A lot of the work went into getting these Endangered dogs acclimated to their new home! Tune in to see how we built this exhibit and watch how the dholes formed bonds with their new keepers.