Information Centre of General Animal Protection (beta)

1. WWF - China's million-dollar dog

exclusive mastiff kennels.Dogs from the top Chinese breeders are highly prized because they are seen as more prestigious. Dogs from

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2. WWF - African Wild Dog

African Wild Dog Communal canines face extinction What The African Wild Dog, Lycaon pictus , also known as the African Hunting Dog, Cape Hunting Dog, or Painted Wolf, is a carnivorous mammal

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3. WWF - Mekong dams threaten rare giant fish

in the report are the "dog-eating" catfish ( Pangasius sanitwongsei ), named because it has been caught using dog meat as bait, and the giant barb ( Catlocarpio siamensis ), the national fish of Cambodia and largest carp in the world. At

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4. WWF - Northern Great Plains, USA & Canada

), black-tailed prairie dog ( Cynomys ludovicianus ) and pronghorn ( Antilocapra americana ) Prairie dogs are small, burrowing rodents native to the grasslands of North America.

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5. WWF - Building homes for birds on Simbo

scavenging by the island's dog and cat populations were having a dramatic effect on the number of surviving chicks. Following his research, the SMMC has proposed extending the closed season and introducing hatcheries to boost the number of chicks

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6. WWF - Eastern Himalayan Alpine Meadows

), dhole or Asiatic wild dog ( Cuon alpinus ), Himalayan black bear ( Ursus thibetanus ), and Red panda ( Ailurus fulgens ). Among the numerous birds found in this ecoregion are the Yellow-backed sunbird ( Aethopyga nipalensis ), Redheaded

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7. WWF - Dhole

Names Dhole, Asiatic wild dog, Indian wild dog, red dog Scientific Name Cuon alpinus Status Endangered (C2A(i)) CITES Appendix II Population

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8. WWF - Mongolia office

China's million-dollar dog An 11-month-old Tibetan mastiff male puppy has gained the title of the world's most expensive dog ... 18 March 2011 0 comments

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9. WWF - Northern Prairie

Black-tailed prairie dogs build extensive underground 'towns', which soon become temporary and permanent shelter for burrowing owls, jackrabbits, snakes, and many other species. Thanks to conservation efforts, populations of the

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10. WWF - Southwestern Amazon Moist Forests

called the short-eared dog (Atelocynus microtis ), Southern two-toed sloth (Choloepus didactylus ), pygmy marmoset (Cebuella pygmaea ), saddleback tamarin (Saguinus fuscicollis ), and the Goeldi's monkey (Callimico goeldii ). Southern

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