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 E-Mail IMAGE: An African wild dog crosses a small channel in the Okavango Delta in Botswana. Swamps, rivers and lakes, on the other hand, are usually hardly surmountable obstacles. (Image: Dominik Behr) view more  Credit: (Image: Dominik Behr) Dispersal is an important process governing the persistence of wild animal populations. Upon reaching sexual maturity, individuals usually disperse from their natal home range to search for suitable habitat and mates for reproduction. As such, ...

Date Time African Wild Dog: An Ambassador for World’s Largest Nature Reserve The world’s largest nature conservation area lies in southern Africa, comprising 520,000 square kilometers that span five countries. A study from the University of Zurich has now shown that the critically endangered African wild dog mostly remains within the Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA) during its long periods of migration. This confirms that the wildlife corridors most important for the c...