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Canids: Foxes, Wolves, Jackals and Dogs -
2004 Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan

(Available free on-line, see below)
     This publication updates the CSG's first Canid Action Plan published in 1990, and aims to set the agenda for canid conservation into the 21st century. The first two parts deal with the classification and evolutionary ecology of the canids followed by the latest information on their distribution, biology and conservation status. Currently nine species are threatened with extinction; three are Critically Endangered (Darwin ’s fox, red wolf and island fox), three are Endangered (Ethiopian wolf, African wild dog and dhole) and three are Vulnerable (dingo, bush dog and Blandford’s fox). Part three of the Plan considers major issues in canid conservation, including exploitation and disease management and part four outlines the actions needed.

     The projects and actions that are the priorities for canid conservation for the next 10 years are presented in a simple summary format. A realistic list of measures has been identified, ones that have a good chance of being implemented to improve the conservation status of canids, rather than an idealistic “wish list”.

     Canids: Foxes, Wolves, Jackals and Dogs Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan aims to stimulate the conservation of canids by highlighting problems, debating priorities and suggesting action. It will be invaluable to conservation biologists, ecologists, administrators and anyone dealing with wild canids in their work.

     The publication can be purchased from the IUCN Publications Services Unit, 219c Huntingdon Road, Cambridge CB3 0DL, United Kingdom, Phone: +44/1/223-277894, Fax: +44/1/223-277175, E-mail: info@books.iucn.org, or in North America from Island Press, Box 7, Covelo, California 95428, USA, Phone: 1/800/828-1302, Fax: 1/707/983-6414, or through the on-line World Conservation Bookstore.

 

On-line Copy of the Action Plan.    The complete report is on-line. There are two ways to access this report.

  1. Click here - This first method works with many but not all, PCs and Macs. (If your system is configured so that Adobe Acrobat opens as a separate application rather than within your browser, you will be able to open the cover page, but when you click on one of the chapters in the Bookmarks window on the left, you get a message that the file is not available.) In that case, use the following method:
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Table of Contents

Foreword
Acknowledgements
Executive Summary

Part 1
Overview

  • Chapter 1. Introduction
  • Chapter 2. Phylogeny, Classification, and Evolutionary Ecology of the Canidae

Part 2
Species Status Accounts

  • Chapter 3 South America (Neotropical)
    • Short-eared dog (Atelocynus microtis)
    • Crab-eating fox (Cerdocyon thous)
    • Maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus)
    • Culpeo (Pseudalopex culpaeus)
    • Darwin's fox (Pseudalopex fulvipes)
    • Chilla (Pseudalopex griseus)
    • Pampas fox (Pseudalopex gimnocercus)
    • Sechuran fox (Pseudalopex sechurae)
    • Hoary fox (Pseudalopex vetulus)
    • Bush dog (Speothos venaticus)  
       

 

    • Arctic fox (Alopex lagopus)
    • Grey wolf (Canis lupus)
    • Red fox (Vulpes vulpes)
    • Raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides)
    • Corsac (Vulpes corsac)
    • Tibetan fox (Vulpes ferrilata)
       
  • Chapter 6. Sub-Saharan Africa (Ethiopian)
    • Side-striped jackal (Canis adustus)
    • Golden jackal (Canis aureus)
    • Black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas)
    • Ethiopian wolf (Canis simensis)
    • African wild dog (Lycaon pictus)
    • Bat-eared fox (Otocyon megalotis)
    • Cape fox (Vulpes chama)

     

  • Chapter 8. South Asia - south of the Himalayas    (Oriental)
    • Dhole (Cuon alpinus)
    • Indian fox (Vulpes bengalensis)

     

  • Chapter 9. Australia and Oceania (Australasian)
    • Dingo (Canis lupus dingo)

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Part 3
Major issues in Canid Conservation

  • Chapter 10. Canid Sociology - a Brief Overview
     
  • Chapter 11. Conservation Genetics of Canids

     

  • Chapter 12. Assessing and Managing Infections Disease Threats to Canids
     
  • Chapter 13. Management of Wild Canids in Human-Dominated Landscapes
     
  • Chapter 14. Evaluating and Predicting the Impacts of Exploitation and Trade on Canid Populations
     
  • Chapter 15. Survey and Census Techniques for Canids
     
  • Chapter 16. Captive Canid Conservation
     
  • Chapter 17. Canid Reintroduction and Metapopulation Management
     
  • Chapter 18. Conservation Education and its Relevance to Wild Canids

 

Part 4
Action Plan for Canid Conservation into the 21st Century

  • Chapter 19. Some Considerations for Setting Priorities and Measuring Success for Canid Conservation
     
  • Chapter 20. Action Plan for Canid Conservation into the 21st Century

 

References

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