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Canid News 2026 n°3

This issue opens with Bridgett vonHoldt on what North American Canis can teach us about conservation in a genomics era, and a tribute to Gus Mills. Then come Arctic wolves hunting seals, Bhutan’s first Tibetan fox, satellite-tracked Javan dholes, a 4,126 km wild dog journey, the short-eared dog’s first voice, and news from across the canid world.

03.01.26 Jackals Among Wolves

06.01.26 The Ongoing Canid Taxonomy Revision

01.06.26 The African golden wolf: a highly adaptable canid

Canid Biology & Conservation

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29.5 Camera-trap detection of the bush dog: further evidence for extreme rarity [PDF]

Robert B. Wallace, Diego J. Lizcano et al. (2026)

29.4 First photographic evidence of the Tibetan fox in Bhutan [PDF]

Tashi Dhendup, Pema Rinzin et al. (2026)

29.3 Range extension of the dhole in the Sahyadri ranges of Maharashtra, India [PDF]

Arnav Gandhe, Pramod More et al. (2026)

29.2 A lone wolf with a pack of wild dogs: first record of dhole-wolf association in Melghat Tiger Reserve of India [PDF]

Vishnu Pattayil, Bidesh Tripura et al. (2026)

29.1 First records of golden jackal in Phou Hin Poun National Park, Khammouane province, People’s Democratic Republic of Lao [PDF]

Peter Brakels, Johnny Souwideth (2026)

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