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It’s too hot for African wild dogs, says study

Wild dogs have disappeared from 25 of the 39 countries in which they were previously found and it is believed that there are only about 1,400 adults left. [Courtesy]

A study has linked the declining number of wild dogs in Kenya, Zimbabwe and Botswana to rise in temperatures.

The research by Zoological Society of London together with Predator Conservation Trust and African Wildlife Conservation Fund further reveals that high temperatures has made them slow to hunt.

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