Often confused with jackals or hyenas, uncertainty looms over the population of endangered Asiatic wild dogs (Cuon Alpinus) or Dholes, as they are commonly known, in the absence of adequate ...

According to IUCN data, fewer than 2,500 mature wild dogs remain in the wild across its entire range and there is no known dhole population above 250 anywhere. Photo ...

Once found throughout much of Asia, the dhole—a wild dog species that looks something like a jackal—has been displaced by humans from much of its range. But a new study published in mongabay.org’s ...

A dhole, also known as the Asiatic Wild Dog, captured by a camera trap in the Kanchenjunga Conservation Area. Photos: AMBIKA PRASAD KHATIWADA Villagers in Nepal’s Kanchenjunga region were baffled-- ...

Nepal has launched its first-ever species-specific action plan for dholes (Cuon alpinus), allocating 262.9 million rupees ($1.9 million) over five years to address key threats such as habitat loss, ...

Thesighting of a rare and endangered species of Indian wild dog (Cuon alpinus),locally known as Dhole, inside Kuldiha wildlife sanctuary in Odisha's Balasoredistrict has cheered the forest officials ...

Navi Mumbai: Members of the forest department rescued two Asiatic wild dogs (scientific name: Cuon alpinus) from 25-feet deep well on Thursday afternoon in an hour-long rescue operation in Malvan ...