Dholes (Cuon alpinus)

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One more about distribution of dholes. Look at those question marks on map...

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"Current distribution
Central and eastern Asia: There have been no confirmed,
recent reports of dholes from Russia, Mongolia,
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan (where they were found formerly
in the Tian-Shan area), or Tajikistan (where they were
found formerly in the eastern Pamir area) (A. Poyarkov
and N. Ovsyanikov in litt. D. Miquelle pers. comm.).
There is a recent report of a dhole that was captured in
Jiangxi district, south China (C. Bellamy pers. comm.).
Dholes were once present in parts of western China in the
Tian-Shan Range, but the species’ current status in this
area is unclear. The species is still found in Tibet today,
particularly in areas bordering the Ladakh region of India
(R. Wangchuk pers. comm.), and the Tibet Forestry Bureau
has reported that dholes are still “common” in parts of
south-east Tibet (S. Chan, in litt.). Dholes occurred in
northern Korea (Won Chang Man and Smith 1999) and a
few small populations may still exist. There have been no
records from Pakistan, but the species occurred on the
alpine steppes of Ladakh, Kashmir, and India (Johnsingh
1985) that extend into the region termed Pakistan-occupied
Kashmir by India."

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