About Asiatic Wild Dog:
- It is a wild canid carnivorous species.
- Other Names:Indian wild dog, whistling dog, red wolf, red dog and mountain wolf.
- Habitat: Dholes are animals that inhabit dense jungles, steppes, mountains, scrub forests, and pine forests.
- Distribution:
- They are found throughout Central, Eastern Asia and Southeastern Asia.
- In India, they are found in three clusters across India, namely the Western and Eastern Ghats, the central Indian landscape and North East India. The Western and Eastern Ghats is a stronghold region for dholes.
- Conservation status:
- IUCN Red List: Endangered
- CITES: Appendix II
- Wildlife Protection Act 1972: Schedule II
- Threats: Habitat degradation, prey depletion, and retaliatory killings.
Key facts about Kaziranga-Karbi Anglong Landscape
- It is a critical part of the Indo-Burma Biodiversity Hotspot.
- This area has been known as the North Bank Landscape which covers the south of the Brahmaputra river in Assam.
- It is home to about half of Assam’s elephant population, more than 70 per cent of Assam’s tigers and close to 90 per cent of the rhino population of India.
