Wild Dogs

We have a fantastic nightmare on our hands. Last night a pack of six African Wild dogs entered our farm. They are the second most endangered carnivore with a population of only three thousand. We just saw them tonight with the spotlight. Their Latin name means Painted Dog, as you can see from the picture it is an apt name. They are beautiful and amazing to watch making a greyhound look as if it has two left feet they almost float across the ground when they run. This is the first time they have ever come to this farm. The mayor problem is that they are long distance hunters who will case prey over huge distances. They can reach speeds of forty five miles per hour. They have already chased our game into the fence and lots of the animals are very spooked. We have two vet in with a dart gun so we can catch them and relocate them. There are very few areas where they can live as they require huge territories to hunt.

As Fergus put it "they are beautiful and you just can't help admiring them but give me a lion any day they are a nightmare for the game" I will keep you posted on how we go and where they are going to be move to. I hope to get some pictures in the next few days but for now you will have to live with picks off the web.