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Why is the species African wild dog endangered?

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1. The African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus) an African endemic species is highly endangered with now perhaps less than 5,000 individuals.
   
2. These include many well-known species, such as the lion, leopard, cheetah and jaguar, but also some more obscure animals including the Iberian Lynx; the African Wild Dog; and the Dhole, a rare species of wild dog native to Southern Asia.
   
3. African wild dog - Lycaon pictus: More Information - ARKive Search Advanced Search Homepage Species Global Mammals African wild dog More Information
   
4. African wild dog - Lycaon pictus - ARKive Search Advanced Search Homepage Species Global Mammals African wild dog
   
5. To utilise the endangered African wild dog as a flagship species for large scale habitat conservation, which in turn will benefit many other species.
   
6. Once numbering in the hundreds of thousands, the African wild dog is now one of the African continent's most endangered species.
   
7. The mission of the American Zoo and Aquarium Association's (AZA's) African Wild Dog Species Survival Plan program is to help ensure the survival of African wild dogs.
   
8. African Wild Dog - http://www.wcmc.org.uk/species/data/species_sheets/wilddog.htm
   
9. In the past three years, Lincoln Park Zoo has supported projects for many of the core species of Regenstein African Journey, including the wild dog, African elephants, and black rhinos.
   
10. African Wild Dog Conservation (AWDC) is a non-profit organization established to conserve the endangered African Wild Dog ( Lycaon pictus ) population in Zambia, one of only six remaining countries with large populations of wild dogs.