years that numbers have shrunk by a third a development largely unnoticed by the general public as the world marks international biodiversity day take a look at a program aiming to save south africa s wild dogs from extinction. it s not the baboons that interest and. nor is it the large animals which tourists go crazy for. it s early in the morning and the zoo ologists has set off to fight for the survival of kruger parks rangers predators the wild dog. and they re hard to find even for marshalls a belgian who has worked here for many years. around. the country frankly where the . lions and hyenas are the wild dogs biggest enemies so they keep their distance one of the wild dogs in the pack is carrying a transmitter hopes it will help them track down the animals and is busy it s quite