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A Question of Health:
 
The Wild Dogs of Mkomazi
 
Satellite Airdate: November 6, 2002
 
The African Wild Dog is a vanishing, fugitive species. Tragically, respect for these nomadic hunters may have come too late to save many packs from being hunted and poisoned to extinction. It is hoped that the captive breeding and veterinary program at Mkomazi Game Preserve in East Africa will help ensure the survival of this critically endangered species.
 
Learn how scientists must protect a group of captive Wild Dogs from the dangers of disease and inbreeding.
 

Photo by Mkomazi Game Reserve

 

 
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