Photos of Endangered and Vulnerable Species from Around the Globe
Photo contest contestants capture rare images of threatened animals
A Wild Dog Running Through Kruger National Park, South Africa
Photo by Daniel Cejudo (Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands); Photographed October 2011
The WWF reports that the major threats to the survival of wild dogs include accidental and targeted killings by humans, viral diseases like rabies and distemper, habitat loss and competition with larger predators like lions. Conflicts occur when wild dogs come in contact with people whose livelihoods rest largely on livestock and agriculture, which shrink the animals' hunting grounds. Status: Endangered
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