"The African wild dog, Lycaon pictus, is one of Africa's most endangered carnivores. It is Red Listed by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature ( IUCN) as an Endangered Species. The reasons given by IUCN for this decline are human induced loss of habitat and persecution by humans. According to the IUCN report on wild dogs, there are between 3.000 and 5.500 free ranging wild dogs left in Africa today.
The local governments could protect this extremely endangered species by law!
One way in which the trade and capture of wild dogs could be monitored and controlled would be for them to be listed on CITES, Appendix I or II. ( Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species) . That means that the African wild dog, Lycaon pictus, should be placed on CITES as soon as possible to afford a greater level of protection"
"The African wild dog, Lycaon pictus, is one of Africa's most endangered carnivores. It is Red Listed by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature ( IUCN) as an Endangered Species. The reasons given by IUCN for this decline are human induced loss of habitat and persecution by humans. According to the IUCN report on wild dogs, there are between 3.000 and 5.500 free ranging wild dogs left in Africa today.
The local governments could protect this extremely endangered species by law!
One way in which the trade and capture of wild dogs could be monitored and controlled would be for them to be listed on CITES, Appendix I or II. ( Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species) . That means that the African wild dog, Lycaon pictus, should be placed on CITES as soon as possible to afford a greater level of protection"
We the undersigned!
ask all IUCN Members to protect all threatened species!
The Red List is great but the protection of the endangered species needs to become a major issue for all local governments. Only the local government can decide about the protection of wildlife!
We hope that you will immediately start investigations about the possibilities to protect the threatened species in your country in the best possible way.
We thank you for your interest and are sure that ECO Tourism will be booming business in your country, many civilized travelers want so see wildlife now and the numbers will increase in the future!
We signed the "Protect the african Wild Dog" petition!
# 1,433:
11:03 am PST, Jan 9,Ilias Karapanagiotis, Greece
# 1,432:
7:47 am PST, Jan 9,Name not displayed, Maryland
everyone needs to care! you can't just sit back and not act
# 1,431:
6:30 am PST, Jan 9,Marko Mladenovic, Serbia And Montenegro
People really need to stop killing wild animals for the sake of mankind. If you think that you are helping someone, beside yourselves, you are all dead wrong. At least, involve God in this whole story. Does God order you, or want you to go out there and kill wild dogs? Not just them, but all of wild life. Doing this, you will lead mankind to its end, even though now you think otherwise.
PLEASE, THERE IS STILL TIME! PUBLISH A LAW ABOUT KILLING WILD ANIMALS SO WE CAN SAVE ALL ENDANGERED SPECIES!
Marko Mladenovic
# 1,430:
4:44 am PST, Jan 9,Sara Catalano, Italy
# 1,429:
12:35 am PST, Jan 9,Anne-Lotte Linsen, Belgium
# 1,428:
7:07 pm PST, Jan 8,Annie Spurgeon, California
These are very special and unique dogs. There's nothing quite like them. I love them and I will love you if you protect them. Please....
# 1,427:
6:05 pm PST, Jan 8,Lynn Watkins, California
# 1,426:
5:08 pm PST, Jan 8,Maria Watkins, California
# 1,425:
6:43 am PST, Jan 8,Sierra MacDonald, Canada
# 1,424:
6:41 am PST, Jan 8,Shannon Anderson, Canada
# 1,423:
6:39 am PST, Jan 8,Vanessa Dinesen, Canada
# 1,422:
3:51 am PST, Jan 8,Sonia Trimboli, Italy
# 1,421:
12:36 pm PST, Jan 7,Bethania Duran, Bolivia
# 1,420:
5:07 am PST, Jan 7,Joanna Shires, United Kingdom
# 1,419:
12:53 am PST, Jan 7,Kathryn Brown, Australia
# 1,418:
4:59 pm PST, Jan 6,Maryann Smale, Maine
Please do all you can to protect, and not exploit these beautiful animals!!
# 1,417:
8:32 am PST, Jan 6,Cheryl Janiszewski, Maryland
# 1,416:
5:06 am PST, Jan 6,Hema Bedasie, Trinidad And Tobago
Please protect those who are vulnerable. Stop murdering and exploiting.
# 1,415:
2:10 am PST, Jan 6,Camille Monnet, France
# 1,414:
10:15 pm PST, Jan 5,Jennifer Deuster, Georgia
# 1,413:
6:24 pm PST, Jan 5,Debra Nelson, Australia
# 1,412:
6:22 pm PST, Jan 5,Name not displayed, Sweden
# 1,411:
6:09 pm PST, Jan 5,Kira Krusky, Canada
# 1,410:
3:46 pm PST, Jan 5,Laurence Naudet, France
# 1,409:
3:31 pm PST, Jan 5,Louise McGannon, South Dakota
# 1,408:
2:26 pm PST, Jan 5,Loredana Versaci, Italy
# 1,407:
2:10 pm PST, Jan 5,Yvonne Jansson, Sweden
Protect the african wild dog
# 1,406:
1:49 pm PST, Jan 5,Karen Lyons kalmenson, New York
i love these amazing compassionate animals. save them!!!!
# 1,405:
1:25 pm PST, Jan 5,Doris Rufli, Canada
Every living being has a right to live and not be wiped off this Earth by another species for sport or simple greed.
# 1,404:
10:12 am PST, Jan 5,Denise Pelliccione, Connecticut