Novel way to keep wild dogs at bay.(News) From: The Saturday Star (South Africa) | Date: April 12, 2008 | COPYRIGHT 2008 Independent News & Media PLC. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

BYLINE: Sheree Bega

An experiment to protect a pack of endangered wild dogs is using the scent marks of unrelated wild dogs and their droppings to keep them within the safety of their new home in a Botswana nature reserve.

Last week, the 18 wild dogs - nine adults and nine puppies - from the Marakele national park in South Africa, were released into the Northern Tuli Game Reserve in Botswana.

Their translocation aims to aid the creation of a viable ...