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Dholes (Cuon alpinus)
Dholes (Cuon alpinus)
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Dholes (Cuon alpinus)
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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 • ID Features •
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Dhole presence records in each sub-district (taluk/tehsil).
Number of records: 1 (yellow) to 163 (dark red)  *This image is copyright of its original author They didn't indicate presence in Kambalakonda WLS and newly found Gujarat's Sahyadri range.
 *This image is copyright of its original author 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. https://www.wildcanids.net/dhole.html 
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Two dholes in thailand with two sambars behind.  *This image is copyright of its original author
 
Dholes in china Dholes seen in China : megafaunarewilding (reddit.com)
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Information regarding dholes (Cuon alpinus) in Bangladesh.
The following slides are from a presentation given by Muntasir Akash, a zoology professor in Dhaka University, regarding the status of dholes in Bangladesh. Dhole in Bangladesh: A range country presentation Link  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author *This image is copyright of its original author
Dhole Cuon alpinus in Satchari National Park: on the first verifiable evidence from northeast Bangladesh
Abstract The distribution range of the globally Endangered dhole Cuon alpinus overlaps mixed evergreen mid-hill forests of northeastern Bangladesh but lacks any authentic documentation. With the first evidence from this region, we observed the activity pattern of dhole, of its prey and of human activities in Satchari National Park, a part of a larger northeastern forested area, Raghunandan Hill Reserve Forest – the northernmost fringe of the Baramura Hills of India. We obtained 32 photos of solitary individuals on eight different events from six out of 587 camera trap days. Naïve occupancy estimate for dhole was 0.41 with a detection probability of 0.65. We identified two individuals, and reported five predation events. We encountered a moderately high temporal overlap of dhole activity with that of barking deer (∆̂1 = 0.65, CI = 0.42–0.83), human activity (0.63, 0.38–0.89), and livestock movement (0.59, 0.38–0.89). Given that dhole is a diurnal hyper-carnivore, illegal logging and tourism pressure appeared as major disturbances to the species' existence in the park. Habitats of northeastern protected forests, their adjacency with hill ranges of Tripura, and dhole being a habitat generalist, we conjecture its presence in the entire region and recommend thorough camera-trapping efforts. Figure 2. Evidence of dhole Cuon alpinus in Satchari National Park. (A) Camera Trap Station 009 17 December 2018 at 07:19 h; (B) Camera Trap Station 012 15 January 2019 at 09:52 h; © Camera Trap Station 003 15 January 2019 at 11:44 h; (D) Camera Trap Station 008 15 January 2019 at 12:06 h; (E) Camera Trap Station 011 17 January 2019 at 07:39 h; (F) Footprint of dhole (photo: Harish Debbarma).  *This image is copyright of its original author Dhole Cuon alpinus in Satchari National Park: on the first verifiable evidence from northeast Bangladesh
Information regarding dhole predation on Banteng
Photographic record of Dholes predating on a young Banteng in southwestern Java, Indonesia LINK Abstract A long-term camera-trap study of the Javan Rhinoceros in 2013 in Ujung Kulon Natonal Park (UKNP), Indonesia, allowed us to document the first photographic evidence of Dholes preying on a young Banteng and other species. Our photographs suggested that Dholes get in large packs to predate on Banteng and commonly separate young from adults when attacking the young. Future research should examine the Dhole diet and interspecific relationships between Dhole and Banteng to gain a better understanding of the ecological impacts of endangered predators on endangered prey in UKNP. Description of the dhole attack on young banteng. "On 28 May 2013 at 0743–0757 h, a camera recorded a young Banteng, accompanied by three adult females, attacked and preyed upon by more than 15 adult Dholes (Image 1). On 24 September 2013 at 1700–1712 h, another camera recorded more than six adult Dholes trying to kill a young Banteng (accompanied by 3 adult females) in the same pattern as before (Image 2)." Dholes are capable of killing adult bantengs. In some areas they regularly consume Banteng but they most attack calves. Dholes can also prey and kill water buffalo. "These photographs indicate that Dholes are capable of predating on large-sized ungulates such a Banteng, although probably mostly young of this species." "In Cambodia, although Dholes preferred Muntjac, a small-sized ungulate, they also regularly consumed Banteng (18% of diet), indicating Dholes are capable of sometimes preying on large-sized ungulates (Kamler et al. 2020). Similarly, in Baluran Natonal Park, East Java, Dholes were found to consume mostly large sized ungulates including Banteng and Water Buffalo Bubalus bubalis (Nurvianto et al. 2016). Thus, Dholes in Indonesia and other areas of south-eastern Asia might be more likely to prey on large-sized ungulates compared to Dholes in India, where medium-sized ungulates are more common." [Image 1. Photographs of predation on a young Banteng by a pack of Dholes on 28 May 2013: 1—a Dhole bites the neck of a young Banteng | 2–4—an adult female Banteng tries to protect the young Banteng | 5—several members of the Dhole pack try to separate the young Banteng from an adult female Banteng | 6–7—Dholes kill a young Banteng on the far side of picture | 8—adult female Bantengs come back to try and save the young Banteng | 9—the process of predation by Dholes is complete which is marked by several pack members resting.]  *This image is copyright of its original author [Image 2. Photographs of predation on a young Banteng by a pack of Dholes on 24 September 2013: 1—young Banteng accompanied by three adult females | 2—one individual Dhole starts attacking the Banteng | 3–5—an adult female Banteng tries to protect the young Banteng | 6–8—three Dholes are moving forward and attacking Banteng on the far side of picture | 9—another individual Dhole running moving forward on the same side.]  *This image is copyright of its original author From 'Endangered predators eating too many endangered prey: the dilemma of dholes and banteng in East Java' LINK Photo of an adult female banteng killed by dholes. [Detail of the head of a freshly-killed adult female banteng in Alas Purwo National Park (East Java), showing typical signs of a dhole kill (eye missing with bite marks around eye; bite marks around lips).]  *This image is copyright of its original author
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