are doing to protect an endangered species. the african wild dogs are extremely successful hunters that kill rate chases around eighty percent that is far more than lions for example the pack animals a key to culling herbivore populations which helps keep the ecosystem balanced. but their own distress at wild dogs used to be a common sight in africa s savannah s in the mid twentieth century there were around tough a million of them. but their range has grown more and more limited and their numbers have been decimated. in this week s global ideas we head to southeast in zimbabwe where our reporter yoakum schneider visited the subway river valley to meet conservationists working to give these unique animals a future. it s seconds. as
are doing to protect an endangered species. african wild dogs are extremely successful hunters that kill rate per chases around eighty percent that s far more than lions for example the pack animals are key to culling herbivore populations which helps keep the ecosystem balanced. but they re under threat wild dogs used to be a common sight in africa savannah s in the mid twentieth century there were around half a million of them. but their range has grown more and more limited and their numbers have been decimated. in this week s global ideas we head to south east in zimbabwe where our reporter yoking schneider visited the survey river valley to meet conservationists working to give these unique animals a future. it s seconds. as