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Recent Publications from the South African
Wild Dog Metapopulation
(including Kruger National Park)

Scientific publications:

ANDREKA, G., LINN, I.J., PERRIN, M.R. & MADDOCK, A.H. 1999. Range use by the wild dog in the Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Park, South Africa. South African Journal of Wildlife Research 29: 1-9.

CREEL, S., MILLS, M.G.L. & McNUTT, J.W. 2004. Demography and population dynamics of African wild dogs in three critical populations. In: Biology and conservation of wild canids. D.W. Macdonald & C. Sillero-Zubiri (eds), 337- 350. Oxford University Press, Oxford.

DAVIES, H.T. 2000. The 1999/2000 wild dog photographic survey. South African National Parks, Skukuza. Unpublished report 3/2000

GIRMAN, D.J., VILÀ, C., GEFFEN, E., CREEL, S., MILLS, M.G.L., MCNUTT, J.W., GINSBERG, J.R., KAT, P.W., MAMIYA, H. & WAYNE, R.K. 2001. Patterns of population subdivision, gene flow and genetic variability in the African wild dog (Lycaon pictus). Molecular Ecology 10, 1703-1723.

KEMP, L. 2005. The 2004/2005 wild dog photographic survey. South African National Parks, Skukuza. Unpublished report.

KRÜGER, S.C., LAWES, M.J. & MADDOCK, A.H. 1999. Diet choice and capture success of wild dog (Lycaon pictus) in Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Park, South Africa. Journal of Zoology, London 248: 543-551.

LINDSEY, P.A., DU TOIT, J.T. & MILLS, M.G.L. 2004. Area and prey requirements of African wild dogs under varying habitat conditions: implications for reintroductions. South African Journal of Wildlife Research 34, 77-86.

LINDSEY, P.A., DU TOIT, J.T. & MILLS, M.G.L. 2004. The distribution and population status of African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) outside protected areas in South Africa. South African Journal of Wildlife Research 34, 143-151.

LINDSEY, P.A., ALEXANDER, R.A., DU TOIT, J.T. & MILLS, M.G.L. 2005.The potential contribution of ecotourism to African wild dog Lycaon pictus conservation in South Africa. Biological Conservation, 123, 339-348.

LINDSEY, P.A., ALEXANDER, R.A., DU TOIT, J.T. & MILLS, M.G.L. 2005. The cost efficiency of wild dog conservation in South Africa. Conservation Biology 19, 1205-1214.

LINDSEY, P.A., DU TOIT, J.T. & MILLS, M.G.L. 2005. Attitudes of ranchers towards African wild dogs Lycaon pictus: conservation implications on private land. Biological Conservation 125, 113-121.

MADDOCK, A.H. 1999. Wild dog demography in Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Park, South Africa. Conservation Biology 13(2): 412-417.

MILLS, M.G.L. & GORMAN, M.L. (1997) Factors affecting the density and distribution of wild dogs in the Kruger National Park. Conservation Biology 11, 1397-1406.

MILLS, M.G.L., ELLIS, S., WOODROFFE, R., MADDOCK, A.H., STANDER, P.E., POLE, A., RASMUSSEN, G.S.A., FLETCHER, P., BRUFORD, M., WILDT, D.E., MACDONALD, D.W. & SEAL, U.S. (1998) Population and Habitat Viability Assessment for the African Wild Dog (Lycaon Pictus) in Southern Africa. Final Workshop Report. IUCN/SSC Conservation Breeding Specialist Group, Apple Valley, MN.

SOMERS, M.J. & MADDOCK, A.H. 1999. Painted dogs in Zululand. African Wildlife 53(5): 24-26.

SOMERS, M.J. & MADDOCK, A.H. 2000. Relocation and re-establishment of wild dogs in Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Park. Pp 8. In: KwaZulu-Natal Nature Conservation Service Annual Research Symposium Abstracts. KwaZulu-Natal Nature Conservation Service. Pietermaritzburg. 14 pp.

VAN DYK, G. & SLOTOW, R. 2003. The effects of fences and lions on the ecology of African wild dogs reintroduction to Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa. Afr. Zool. 38, 79-94.

WILKINSON, I.S. 1995. The 1994/1995 wild dog photographic survey. Unpublished Typescript, National Parks Boards, Skukuza.

Popular articles:

DAVIES, H.T. 2003. Wild and free: and African wild dog conservation success story in the Limpopo Valley. Endangered Wildlife 44: 20-21.

DAVIES-MOSTERT, H.T. 2004. The Venetia Limpopo wild dog project: African wild dog tracking. Africa Wild, December 2004/January 2005, pp 23-37.

MILLS, M.G.L. 1999. Count Down: The decline of the wild dog across Africa. Africa Environment & Wildlife 7, 36-47.

MILLS, M.G.L. 2005. Conservation of the wild dog in South Africa: successes and challenges. Endangered Wildlife 52: 18-20.

SOMERS, M.J. 2001. Wild dog Wanderlust. Wildside. 1(7): 4-7.