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WILD DOG SATELLITE COLLARS

Being a critically endangered species, it is important to monitor our wild dog populations to report population size
as well as pack numbers and general territories in Karingani. Pack dynamics often change and sometimes groups of
wild dogs will split from their packs, disperse and form new packs. In March of last reporting period, ten adult dogs
(six males and four females) split from the Mbilu Pack and moved into the northern region of Karingani creating the
Chifavani Pack. The Chifavani Pack does not currently have a satellite tacking collar on any members, but it is a goal
for the next reporting period to place at least two satellite collars on this pack to monitor movements.

The alpha female of the Mbilu Pack was the only dog in that pack with a satellite collar, in order to ensure the
continuity of data capture in the event of the only collar failing, the alpha male was fitted with a satellite collar on 4
June 2020. Due to the advanced age of the alpha female, it was also decided to collar the beta female who will most
likely be the next successor when the alpha passes away. Another satellite collar was deployed on the beta female
on 7 November 2020. The alpha female’s collar stopped reporting on 1 February 2021.

Mbilu Alpha Male
Mbilu Alpha Female

1 471 Km Distance moved by Mbilu alpha male

(4 June 2020 - 31 March 2021)

337 Km Distance moved by Mbilu alpha female
*
(1 April 2020 - 1 Feb 2021)

* Note: alpha female’s collar began to report
less frequently as the battery level drained.

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