Painted dogs (Lycaon pictus), also called African wild dogs, once numbered around 500,000 across 39 countries on the continent. Today, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, ...

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — With their economy going to the dogs, some Zimbabweans are turning to man’s best friend as a way to ease their hard times. But animal welfare advocates say the boom in dog ...

The code has been copied to your clipboard. The African wild dog, or African painted dog, is one of the world's most endangered mammals, with fewer than 7,000 remaining, mostly because of ...

COAL VALLEY, Ill. — Niabi Zoo is celebrating a nearly decade-long conservation partnership with two events supporting its painted dogs. Since 2023, Niabi has had several African painted dogs. The wild ...

Last week Zimbabwe announced that because of the drought that’s ravaging the country—and leaving four million Zimbabweans in need of food aid—it will “destock” its national parks and reserves by ...

Harare — THE just-ended census has clearly shown how the Zimbabwean landscape has changed from the two previous censuses, in 1982 and 1992. Enumerators received a great deal of cooperation then. There ...

The African wild dog, or African painted dog, is one of the world's most endangered mammals with less than 7,000 remaining, mostly because of human-wildlife conflict. In Zimbabwe, the Painted Dog ...