Endangered African Wild Dogs: Ecological Disturbances, Habitat Fragmentations, and Ecosystem Collapse in Sub-Saharan Africa.

African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus), once widespread across 39 African countries, now occupy just 7% of their former range and are critically endangered with fewer than 1400 mature individuals globally. Their populations have drastically declined due to ecological disturbances, habitat fragmentation, and ecosystem collapse in Sub-Saharan Africa. The largest remaining populations are found in northern Botswana, the Selous Game Reserve (Tanzania), and Kruger National Park (South Africa). This study synthesizes global archival data, including published literature, books, and articles, to quantify these declines and highlight the urgent conservation challenges facing this species.

Itambu, M. P. (2021). Endangered African Wild Dogs: Ecological Disturbances, Habitat Fragmentations, and Ecosystem Collapse in Sub-Saharan Africa. Tanzania Zamani: A Journal of Historical Research and Writing, 13(1), 171–209. https://doi.org/10.56279/tza20211316