Scientists at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute’s Center for Species Survival (CSS) are working to study and save endangered dholes, also called Asian wild dogs (Cuon alpinus), by ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Nepal has launched its first-ever species-specific action plan for dholes (Cuon alpinus), allocating 262.9 million rupees ($1.9 million) over five ...

Once widespread throughout much of Asia, the wild dog known as the dhole has disappeared from more than 75% of its historical range, according to the IUCN, the global wildlife conservation authority.

Nagpur: Scientists from Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), India, University of Florida (USA), Wildlife Conservation Trust (WCT), and National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) have proposed a ...

The dhole (Cuon alpinus), is a member of the dog or canid family that also includes wolves, foxes, coyotes, jackals and domestic dogs. The dhole, also known as the ‘Red Dog’ or ‘Asiatic Wild Dog’, is ...

Carnivores of the wild have always fascinated humans. Around the world, extensive efforts have been made (and large fortunes spent) to revive the number of some top predators in their natural habitat.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock Asia's endangered dhole — a highly social wild dog sometimes known as the "whistling hunter" — is quickly ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Portrait of a dhole (Cuon alpinus), also called Asian wild dog, with red, brown and white coat, long muzzle, eyes during golden ...

For the sport hunters of British India, dholes were not valuable as trophies, nor did they serve as good ‘game’ species. Large packs of dholes were often observed hunting herbivores like deer and gaur ...

The apex predator Asiatic wild dogs, commonly known as dholes, may look like dogs, but, to our surprise, they are neither dogs nor wolves. These reddish-coated animals belong to a different genus, and ...