Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park’s wild dogs get collared
Tracking collars to be fitted on African wild dogs at the Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park.
Wildlife conservation organisation teams from the Endangered Wildlife Trust and Wildlife ACT on Thursday assisted Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife and the Hot Dog Research team in fitting tracking collars on African wild dogs at the Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park.
The project included the fitting of specialised collars supplied by the researchers, which assess the activity of the dogs in relation to temperature, as well as assist monitors in the daily tracking of this priority species.
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Tracking collars allow researchers to detect if animals have left the confines of the park, allowing them to act immediately to bring them back, preventing conflict and interaction with humans and domesticated animals.
It also allows researchers to predict future movements and possible dispersals of individuals from their packs.
Monitoring is an effective way of keeping track of these animals’ movements, as well as demographics and learning about their ecology and population structures.
The operation ran smoothly, and Wildlife ACT will continue to closely monitor the dogs.
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