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Asiatic wild dogs (Cuon alpinus) Spot in Kyrgyzstan after 3 decades

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  • Published
    5th Feb, 2022

Recently,dholes or Asiatic wild dogs (Cuon alpinus) found in the Bek-Tosot Conservancy in southern Kyrgyzstan, a few kilometres from the Tajik border.

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Recently,dholes or Asiatic wild dogs (Cuon alpinus) found in the Bek-Tosot Conservancy in southern Kyrgyzstan, a few kilometres from the Tajik border.

About Dhole

  • Dhole (Cuon alpinus) is a wild carnivorous animal belonging to the canine family, found in Central, South, East Asia, and Southeast Asia. 
    • They are also known as Asian wild dogs.
  • Dholes play an important role as apex predators in forest ecosystems.
  • It is under the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) ‘endangered category.
    • The species is protected under Schedule 2 of the Wildlife Protection Act 1972 and under Appendix 2 of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
    • In India, the first conservation breeding centre for dholes was built at the Indira Gandhi Zoological Park (IGZP) in 2014.

About International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN)

  • IUCN is an international organisation (NGO) working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natural resources. 
  • It is involved in data gathering and analysis, research, field projects, advocacy, lobbying, and education. 
  • The organisation is best known for compiling and publishing the IUCN Red List, which assesses the conservation status of species worldwide. 
  • Its headquarters are in Gland, Switzerland. 
  • The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, founded in 1964, is the world’s most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biological species. 
    • When discussing the IUCN Red List, the official term “threatened” is a grouping of three categories: Critically Endangered, Endangered, and Vulnerable.
      • Critically endangered (CR): Extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.
      • Endangered (EN): High risk of extinction in the wild.
      • Vulnerable (VU): High risk of endangerment in the wild.

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