Wild Dogs & Puppies Update

As the wild dog puppies grow up we are trying to teach them the more natural habits of hunting, as they would be learning at this stage were they in the wild. 

We therefore recently gave them a special treat/training tool – a whole warthog! As it was too heavy to throw over the fence, the co-ordinators and volunteers went into the enclosure with other meat in order to distract the puppies whilst the warthog was taken in. As soon as the wild dogs saw the warthog their natural instincts kicked in and they circled the warthog carcass and began to feed.

The next day when the volunteers went into the puppies enclosure to clean their waterhole all that was left of the warthog was a clean skull!

Kaleb & Liska

Since the leopard walks have stopped here, the co-ordinators have been keen to give the volunteers more time with some of the other animals and included in this is the opportunity to go into Kaleb and Liska's enclosure and spend some time with them. Whilst the volunteers aren't able to touch Kaleb and Liska, they can spend time with them in their enclosure throwing meat for them and taking photographs.

Yum, intestines!



Wild Dog Puppies and Kaleb and Liska - January 2011

Our wild dog puppies are growing up quickly and have now moved into a much bigger enclosure, which they love. They often run up and down the fence following the truck back and forth, and when it's feeding time everything is eaten up in a matter of minutes!

Kaleb & Liska

Our big boys continue to thrive and enjoy mealtimes! Here they are fighting over those all important intestines and generally enjoying life. Here's what our little pups will grow into and our experience with Kaleb & Liska will help guide our rehabilitation programme with the pups.

The wild dog pups - Sept 10

Thanks to our wonderful adoptees, all of our wild dog pups now have names! There’s Purdy, Lilly, Lilah, Alice, Utopia, Nesha, Mogwai, Cali, Magic, Kevala, Boris, Robert, Rudie and Wiko.

Wild Dog Pups Arrive at Naankuse

• Wild Dogs are Namibia's most endangered mammal species and continue to be widely persecuted
• Only an estimated 250 wild dogs remain in the wild in Namibia
• Only 5% of their range is within protected areas in Namibia