Asiatic wild dog-tiger coexistence

09-10-2023

Geography of India Current Affairs Analysis

Dhole co-existence with other sympatric carnivores in Manas National Park,Assam.

Reason for their co-existence:

Overlapping prey availability

habitat suitability

Dhole or Asiatic wild dog (Cuon alpinus)-

Only endangered wild pack-living canid in the tropical Indian forests and is considered at high risk of extinction.

IUCN Classification-Endangered