African wild dogs, also known as painted wolves, are facing the brink of extinction. With only about 7,000 individuals left in the wild, conservationists are racing to protect these unique creatures.

Chisomo M’hango is a trainee field ecologist at Musekese Conservation (MC), a nonprofit whose research station is located ...

African wild dogs are carnivores always thought to hunt in packs. But new DNA analysis has found they also eat small birds and hares and may hunt alone.

African wild dogs are social and live in packs, with the average pack size being between 5 and 20 dogs. Within the pack, there is one dominant male and dominant female, called the alpha pair.

Studies determine how prey density affects African wild dogs and lions.

Welsh non-profit Dogs4Wildlife trains dogs to support anti-poaching units in their efforts to protect endangered wildlife across southern Africa.

For instance, while African wild dogs seem to have highly developed muscles around their eyes, that doesn’t necessarily mean they use them in the same way that domestic dogs do.

In this week's podcast, we talk with Gen. Johan Jooste, a former Army general and chief ranger, about anti-poaching efforts in South Africa.