The IUCN SCC Canid Specialist Group (CSG) is the world's chief body of scientific and practical expertise on the status and conservation of all canid species.
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Jan 9
#CanidBiologyConservation new Distribution Update - #Bushdogs in #Colombia #Oakforest.
By the late Adriana Reyes and colleagues.
canids.org/CBC/28/Bush_dog_e…
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9 Jun 2025
🌍🐺 Wolves Across Borders 2025 — EWCP joined the Himalayan Wolves Project and WildCRU colleagues in Lunteren to represent wolves from Africa, Europe & Asia.
A powerful global gathering sharing field insights & coexistence strategies.
Thanks to all who came to listen & share!
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2 Jun 2025
A message of hope from EWCP founder:
“The threats are many but canids are versatile, they will find way”—Prof Claudio Sillero
#WAB2025 #WolvesBorders
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2 Jun 2025
EWCP Science Director, Dr. Jorgelina Marino, on the potential impact of climatic variables on Ethiopian wolf breeding phenology.
#WAB2025 #WolvesBorders
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🔊 SOUND ON! It’s amazing! 🤩
Listen to the winners of the wolf howling contest at #WolvesBorders #WAB2025
The competition was fierce!!! So many great contestants 🐺🎶
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1 Jun 2025
Our EWCP delegates, Prof Claudio Sillero, Dr Jorgelina Marino and Dr Sandra Lai, just arrived in Lunteren, Netherlands, for the International Conference Wolves Across Borders 2025! 🧵1/
#WAB2025 #WildCRU #OxfordBiology #OxfordUniversity #WolvesBorders #conservation #research
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28 Apr 2025
Ethiopia is experiencing significant land use changes, restricting habitat for wide-ranging, large carnivores.
Camera trap data estimates large carnivore populations in Omo Valley and the threats faced, shaping future conservation management practices.
tinyurl.com/4baacabu
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9 May 2025
African wild dogs are critically endangered and understudied.
In Tanzania’s Selous-Nyerere landscape, researchers used camera traps to identify 222 individuals, estimating 2.14 wild dogs/100 km², confirming it as one of Africa's wild dog strongholds.
👉 bit.ly/42NrOhM
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15 May 2025
New research investigates the Himalayan wolf, one of Eurasia’s oldest wolf lineages.
Genomic data and skull shape analysis shows subtle traits, eg. shorter muzzle and wider cheekbones, that set this elusive wolf apart.
Read more 👉 tinyurl.com/m3u9eprd
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7 Oct 2023
📷I’m all ears. A curious African wild dog (painted wolf) approaches the photographer. Zambezi National Park, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. © Liz Lane (Photographer of the Year 2023 entry)
#wildlifephotos #wildlife_shots #wildlifephotography #photography #naturephotography
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9 May 2025
Camera Trap Picture of the Week
African Wolf 🐺 are highly adaptable canids, known for their opportunistic, omnivorous diet, social pack behavior, & unique communication skills. They are skilled hunters, often hunting in groups of 4 to 5.
Photo: Yankari Game Reserve
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5 May 2025
Conservationists died in line of duty in Mozambique. Our condolences to Niassa Carnivore Project and the families of Domingos Daude & Fernando Paolo, NCP Scouts killed in an insurgent attack on 29 April. Another NCP scout was severely injured and two more are missing.
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🚨 On-site WAB registrations are closed !
Over 350 people from around the world are joining us at WAB in June, we are officially at full capacity !
If you still want to participate: join us online!🐺
The virtual attendance tickets are at a lowered price 🎟️
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18 Apr 2025
Dire wolves are not back.
Pups created by gene editing grey wolves are not true dire wolves, say canid conservation experts. Recreating the Ice Age sounds exciting, but it won't save what's still wild. #Conservation #Biodiversity #GeneEditing #direwolf
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18 Apr 2025
Tibetan fox cubs from Gyatong Grassland #tibetanfox
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27 Mar 2025
🔥New on the blog 🔥
Can you guess how many #EthiopianWolves you can capture in 10 days?
Take a guess!🦊
Find the answer in Dr Sandra Lai's blog post about #EWCP's recent vaccination and GPS collaring campaign: ethiopianwolf.org/news/notes…
📷Antoine Coulondre, Jorgelina Marino
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9 Mar 2025
Great new paper from Alyona Kashkina from @ACBK_Kazakhstan and colleagues, on the (relatively positive) view that people across Kazakhstan have of wolves, and their suggestions towards coexistence besjournals.onlinelibrary.wi… @PaN_BES
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19 Mar 2025
Excellent review on a topic I really love the famed ‘mesopredator release hypothesis’, actually better called ‘subordinate predator release hypothesis’
19 Mar 2025
When dominant predators decline, mid-sized predators often increase, but it’s not that simple.
A new review led by Emily Madsen shows suppression happens across sizes, with canids often studied in subordinate roles.
Read more👉 bit.ly/4iDv18M
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Registration for the 7th Arctic Fox Conference is now live!
Conference Registration: churchillscience.ca/arctic-f…
Early Bird Registration (by May 31)
Late Registration (by August 1)
See you there!
#ArcticFoxConference #ArcticResearch #WildlifeEcology #Churchill2025 #ClimateChange
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