And it is incredible to know that a small regular donation, that is about a cost of 2 cups of tea or coffee, goes a long way and saves life by making the invaluable work of these rangers and vets possible.
Recently our family adopted a pack of African Wild Dogs through African Wildlife Conservation Fund to help save these wonderful and charismatic creatures from going extinct. African Wild Dogs, also known as Painted Wolves, are incredibly brave, intelligent, playful and loyal to each other. And they are also Africa’s second most endangered carnivore.
Visit African Wildlife Conservation Fund to adopt a pack and save lives
Even though African Wild Dogs are not on anyone highly priced list, African Wild Dogs suffer greatly as unintended victim of poacher’s snares. African Wildlife Conservation Fund, along with a number of other organizations, work relentlessly to patrol the bush in search of snares as well as any animals who are in need of help.
Who are African Wild Dogs
As this animal is not wildly known I wanted to share this beautiful documentary by Kim Wolhuter that is generously available for free from PBS NATURE.
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The snaring problem
Here I wanted to share with you a few videos showing the remarkable work of rangers saving animals from snares. Unlike real world, all of these videos have positive outcome. Thankfully to the work of rangers and veterinarians animals who were harmed by snares got needed assistance and were able to reunite with their families.
And it is incredible to know that a small regular donation, that is about a cost of 2 cups of tea or coffee, goes a long way and saves life by making the invaluable work of these rangers and vets possible.
These videos show successful animal rescues. The African Wild Dogs you see in the screenshots are NOT dead, but sedated for the purpose of medical aid.
Saving lives at a cost of cup of coffee
African Wildlife Conservation Fund works with rangers to patrol the bush in the Save´Valley Conservancy and Gonarezhou National Park in Zimbabwe. They routinely take down the snares before they harm any animals, and also rescue wild dogs suffering from snares. Their IG account shows gives more insight on their work.
By adopting a pack with as little as $10/month you help to fund this incredible work of rangers and prevent painful death from a snare to a beautiful sentient being, such an African Wild Dog.
Visit Adopt a Pack program here.
A beautiful nature series about Africa
At the end I wanted to recommend BBC’s Serengeti series. It is beautiful and engaging and you can see some incredible stories of loyalty, strength and dedication. These qualities people tend to think as human-specific traits, while in fact animals posses them just as intensely.
As all nature shows it is not without some heartbreaks, but that is life. And the show doesn’t concentrate on the gruesome moments, but instead shows the incredible beauty and resilience of life, and incredible bonds within animal families.