A pack of 15 American wild dogs slept on a plane as they traveled from South Africa to their new home in Mozambique.

They were lined up neatly next to each other, making this family of pooches ideal passengers for a 7-hour flight.

The journey was organized by The Bateleurs Flying for the Environment, a non-profit organization, alongside partner the Endangered Wildlife Trust.

Volunteer pilot Raymond Steyn flew all the passengers to their new home in Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique.

The canines are helping to re-establish a population wiped out during the civil war. Their move to Mozambique may help boost numbers of only more than 6,000 animals across Africa.

Zelda de Keijzer from The Bateleurs said: “Wildlife is now thriving in Gorongosa, with numbers of species and animals having made a strong comeback. With the abundance of herbivores, the natural next step is the return of large carnivores.

“Wild dogs are one of the continent’s most at-risk carnivores, and are listed by the IUCN as Endangered.”

She continued: “Urgent action is required to save them, and a key conservation strategy is the reintroduction of packs into viable habitats where they once occurred.

“We work closely with the African Wild Dog Meta-Population Project managed by the Endangered Wildlife Trust and have transported more than 60 Wild Dogs with a 100 per cent safety and success rate.”

Before the pooches were released, they were vaccinated and fitted with GPS collars and VHF.

Last year, The Bateleurs brought 14 wild dogs to the park and had a litter of 29 pups!

“Following the great success of the wild dog pack introduced into Gorongosa last year, we are confident that this pack will also thrive and thereby boost population numbers and genetic diversity on the reserve,” said Cole du Plessis, Wild Dog Range Expansion Project Coordinator.

“In terms of conservation impacts, this is of the highest. This valuable partnership that we share with the Bateleurs enables this great team to be primary role-players in saving one of the most endangered carnivores in Africa, and the ecosystem that the wild dogs form a part of.”

What are your thoughts on this? Let us know in the comments section and SHARE this post with your family and friends!

 

 

Recommended Video For You! :)
“Golden Retriever Pushes Another Dog In Wheelchair”
[rumble video_id=v4jke1 domain_id=u7nb2]