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​dhole | Cuon alpinus

Dholes, also called Asiatic wild dogs, are social carnivores that typically inhabit forests of south and southeast Asia. They live in packs of 2–25 individuals. Dholes share space with tigers, leopards, wolves and snow leopards across different parts of their geographic range. They are among the least-studied large carnivores in the world. 
Population Trend: stable
IUCN • endangered
CITES • appendix I
WLPA
 • schedule II

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• ID Features •

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• Habitats ​• 

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TROPICAL DRY FORESTS
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TROPICAL WET FORESTS
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PRODUCTION AGROFORESTS
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TEMPERATE FORESTS

• Distribution • 

Estimated occupancy of dholes across taluks/tehsils in India
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• Score card •

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Conservation score: 59 | Grade: C

Dholes occupy <50% of their potential habitats in India. They are threatened by habitat loss, prey depletion and competition with and disease-risk from free-ranging/domestic dogs.

IMAGE CREDITS | COVER IMAGE: KALYAN VARMA | PROFILE: NIHAR MEHTA
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  • Home
  • PROJECT
    • PROJECT DETAILS
    • SCORE CARDS
  • RESOURCES
    • PUBLICATIONS
    • MEDIA
    • LOCAL NAMES
    • Wolf or Jackal
  • PROFILES
    • DHOLE
    • GOLDEN JACKAL
    • INDIAN WOLF
    • TIBETAN WOLF
    • INDIAN FOX
    • RED FOX
    • DESERT FOX
    • TIBETAN FOX
    • STRIPED HYENA
  • BLOG