{"id":401,"date":"2025-10-24T19:10:51","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T19:10:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildnet.org\/program\/painted-dogs\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T20:21:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T20:21:51","slug":"painted-dogs","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"https:\/\/wildnet.org\/program\/painted-dogs\/","title":{"rendered":"Painted Dogs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Painted dogs used to range across Africa. There were once 500,000 dogs in 39 countries, but now only 7,000 dogs are thought to remain, with about 700 left in Zimbabwe where Painted Dog Conservation (PDC)<\/a> operates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Socio-economic challenges in Zimbabwe and poor land management practices create a situation for illegal hunting practices (poaching) to flourish. Poachers set wire snares to catch antelope for the bushmeat trade, and painted dogs are accidentally killed in these deadly traps. So, in addition to working on direct threats like snaring, PDC works closely with local people to provide income from other sources and to develop in local people an appreciation for the dogs and the value of conservation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Protect Painted Dogs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

With WCN\u2019s 100% model, your entire gift supports the conservationists working to protect painted dogs in Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Painted Dogs:
Painted Dog Conservation (PDC)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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