Feral dog interactions with other species
Nov 17, 2015 22:02:03 GMT 5
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Post by full on Nov 17, 2015 22:02:03 GMT 5
The topic of feral and stray dogs is always a contentious issue. This thread is dedicated to discussion about, and accounts regarding, the impacts that they have on the ecosystems they interact with.
This is just a handful of relevant accounts, there are many others as well as numerous very interesting studies that have been conducted on feral dogs.
Feel free to post.
PREDATION:
"Two village dogs resting after bringing down a chital.
This image was taken in the Kabini backwaters inside Nagarahole National Park. The two dogs (one in the top left of the frame) managed to bring down a fully grown chital hind. The dogs were possibly from a neighboring village adjoining the park. In addition to posing as competition to wild carnivores, village dogs are known reservoirs of epidemic-causing infectious pathogens of many wild carnivores.
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"The backwaters of Kabini in Nagarahole Tiger Reserve is subjected to chases, kills and predation by stray dogs alleged pets of the tribals who live and work near the Balle part of the national park. On two occasions, I noticed up to three dogs chase spotted deer over long distances. One such chase was nearly for a kilometre though the deer managed to maintain the distance as they vanished in to the woods."
A pack of stray dogs attacking a nilgai in Sultanpur Wildlife Sanctuary, near New Delhi.
INTERACTIONS WITH OTHER PREDATORS:
"Stray dogs attack snow leopard and run the risk of decreasing its food supply.
Shimla, Dec 29 (IANS) The third eye is monitoring the movement of the highly endangered, elusive snow leopard in the cold deserts of Himachal Pradesh. And one of the camera traps has thrown up useful footage – of a pack of dogs attacking and injuring a snow leopard.
With just about 750 snow leopards left in India, the Himachal Pradesh government is using cameras to monitor their movement in Spiti Valley, the state’s northernmost part, running parallel to the Tibetan border.
The state’s wildlife department, in coordination with Mysore-based non-governmental organisation Nature Conservation Foundation, has installed 20 camera traps (automatic cameras) in Spiti Valley.
One of the cameras captured shots of a pack of dogs attacking a snow leopard. The dogs were abandoned by the pastoral communities that migrate from alpine pastures in summer along with their livestock, chief wildlife warden A.K. Gulati told IANS.
‘From this video clip, we came to know that abandoned dogs are also a potential threat to the wild cat. However, in this case, the snow leopard managed to escape with minor injuries on its hind legs,’ Gulati said."
"The Indian Wolf (Canis lupus pallippes) though declared as an endangered species, and listed under Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act 1972, remains an ignored species in India. Indian wolves, like most canids in India, are found in dry, degraded habitats which fail to get enough attention and protection compared to the green tracts of the country. These creatures are often found around human habitation in rural areas. Blamed for killing poultry, goats and sheep, adult wolves and pups are often killed by sheep and goat herders. Living in close proximity with humans brings them in contact with stray dogs."
"A leopard was on Friday killed by a pack of stray dogs in Bhilangana village of Tehri.
According to reports here, the leopard seems to have barged into the territory of the stray dogs who then killed it.
"The villagers were going to home after finishing the day' work in the field when they heard sounds of dogs barking and of spitting by the leopard. By the time the villagers reached the spot, the leopard was already dead," said Uttam Singh Panwar, gram pradhan."
Link to feral dog and coyote interaction:
docs.google.com/file/d/0B7jXe61ZN_z_OWNkNjMxM2QtZTA1MS00OTg5LWJhZTEtMWJhYmJhODIxYzc2/edit?pli=1&hl=en
This is just a handful of relevant accounts, there are many others as well as numerous very interesting studies that have been conducted on feral dogs.
Feel free to post.
PREDATION:
"Two village dogs resting after bringing down a chital.
This image was taken in the Kabini backwaters inside Nagarahole National Park. The two dogs (one in the top left of the frame) managed to bring down a fully grown chital hind. The dogs were possibly from a neighboring village adjoining the park. In addition to posing as competition to wild carnivores, village dogs are known reservoirs of epidemic-causing infectious pathogens of many wild carnivores.
"
"The backwaters of Kabini in Nagarahole Tiger Reserve is subjected to chases, kills and predation by stray dogs alleged pets of the tribals who live and work near the Balle part of the national park. On two occasions, I noticed up to three dogs chase spotted deer over long distances. One such chase was nearly for a kilometre though the deer managed to maintain the distance as they vanished in to the woods."
A pack of stray dogs attacking a nilgai in Sultanpur Wildlife Sanctuary, near New Delhi.
INTERACTIONS WITH OTHER PREDATORS:
"Stray dogs attack snow leopard and run the risk of decreasing its food supply.
Shimla, Dec 29 (IANS) The third eye is monitoring the movement of the highly endangered, elusive snow leopard in the cold deserts of Himachal Pradesh. And one of the camera traps has thrown up useful footage – of a pack of dogs attacking and injuring a snow leopard.
With just about 750 snow leopards left in India, the Himachal Pradesh government is using cameras to monitor their movement in Spiti Valley, the state’s northernmost part, running parallel to the Tibetan border.
The state’s wildlife department, in coordination with Mysore-based non-governmental organisation Nature Conservation Foundation, has installed 20 camera traps (automatic cameras) in Spiti Valley.
One of the cameras captured shots of a pack of dogs attacking a snow leopard. The dogs were abandoned by the pastoral communities that migrate from alpine pastures in summer along with their livestock, chief wildlife warden A.K. Gulati told IANS.
‘From this video clip, we came to know that abandoned dogs are also a potential threat to the wild cat. However, in this case, the snow leopard managed to escape with minor injuries on its hind legs,’ Gulati said."
"The Indian Wolf (Canis lupus pallippes) though declared as an endangered species, and listed under Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act 1972, remains an ignored species in India. Indian wolves, like most canids in India, are found in dry, degraded habitats which fail to get enough attention and protection compared to the green tracts of the country. These creatures are often found around human habitation in rural areas. Blamed for killing poultry, goats and sheep, adult wolves and pups are often killed by sheep and goat herders. Living in close proximity with humans brings them in contact with stray dogs."
"A leopard was on Friday killed by a pack of stray dogs in Bhilangana village of Tehri.
According to reports here, the leopard seems to have barged into the territory of the stray dogs who then killed it.
"The villagers were going to home after finishing the day' work in the field when they heard sounds of dogs barking and of spitting by the leopard. By the time the villagers reached the spot, the leopard was already dead," said Uttam Singh Panwar, gram pradhan."
Link to feral dog and coyote interaction:
docs.google.com/file/d/0B7jXe61ZN_z_OWNkNjMxM2QtZTA1MS00OTg5LWJhZTEtMWJhYmJhODIxYzc2/edit?pli=1&hl=en
