Khwai Private Reserve

After the illness and death of a wild dog close to Khwai Village, Natural Selection joined forces with partners Botswana Predator Conservation Trust (BPCT) and Maun Animal Welfare Society (MAWS) to have all domestic dogs in the area vaccinated to prevent transmission of distemper to wild dogs. Such an outbreak could wipe out the wild dog population of the area. The vaccination programme continues, regularly delivering vaccines to Khwai Village and many others bordering the Okavango Delta. Inside KPR Reserve, the ranger team monitor Wild Dog, assisting BPCT with population and distribution data.

For more information about this vaccination drive from the BPC see here. Read more about it on our Blog here.