Cats' best friend? A new role for guard dogs in South Africa

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By Morgan Erickson-DavisJul 9, 2014, 1:26 pm120 pts
While there has been a surge of recovery and reintroduction programs to combat predator decline, human population growth and limited protected areas have led to increased rates of human-wildlife conflicts in many regions of the world. A study published recently tested the ability of trained guarding dogs to…

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