4. African Wild Dogs Transfer Part 2

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4 questions
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Sketch a graph of what you think will happen to the African wild dog population over the next ten years if moving the dogs to Liwonde National Park is successful.

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Identify the estimated carrying capacity of this pack. Include the concepts of carrying capacity and limiting factors (space, food, and predation) in your explanation. (Give an number of how many dogs the park can support
You may want to refer back to graphs.)

We know there is a limit to the total number of African wild dogs that can live in Liwonde National Park, but many people working in conservation want to continue to increase the overall population of dogs in Africa over the next few decades. Come up with two recommendations that you would make to help the workers increase the carrying capacity of the park.
2

Idea #1 that would increase the overall wild dog population. Explain why this would help the population grow.

2

Idea #2 that would increase the overall wild dog population. Explain why this would help the population grow.