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| Aristide, T.C. | |
| Current status of wild dog_ Lycaon pictus_ in West Africa: the case of Pendjari Biosphere Reserve in the Republic of Benin | |
| 2008 Conference Proceeding | |
Presently, the wild dog is threatened with extinction throughout its distributional range, but particularly in the West African sub-region. Until the 1970's wild dogs were still regularly observed in all protected areas of West Africa. In the Republic of Benin, observations were recorded between the Sudano-Guinean and Soudano-Sahelian savanna zone; since then, the species has become extremely rare and even absent from certain parts of the country. However, starting from the year 2000, attempts are being made towards the recovery of the species in 'W ' Transfontier Park and in Pendjari Biosphere Reserve in North Benin, due to changing political efforts for park management which have been implemented by the Benin government in the framework of the National Centre for the Management of Wildlife Reserves (CENAGREF). Recently, the frequency of wild dog observations has become more regular in the Pendjari Reserve, as was concluded from the numerous publications. It should be mentioned that the direct observations between 2002 and 2007 were made as a result of data collection methodologies on trails and transect lines developed by the Ecological Service of the Reserve. The number of observations during counts varied between 1 and 6 individuals with groups of 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 individuals. Since 2006, a technique has been developed for the localization of wild dog dens, in order to allow for constant monitoring of the species in the future. |
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