三只雄性非洲野狗历时8个月完成了2485英里（4000公里）的长距离旅程，这是有记录以来非洲陆地哺乳动物为寻找配偶所走过的最远距离1。这次跨越赞比亚的旅程由蒙大拿州立大学教授斯科特·克雷尔领导的研究团队通过GPS追踪记录，相关成果已发表在《生态学》杂志上1。
野狗在迁徙过程中展现了显著的适应能力，它们有意避开了卢萨卡等大城市和工业发达区域，在野生动物保护区之间移动1。然而同行的三只雌性野狗中有两只在旅途中死亡，其中一只被困在非法捕猎陷阱中1。
这项发现为野生动物保护工作带来了希望与挑战的双重启示。研究表明野生狗种群可能比之前认为的更具连通性1，但考虑到非洲野狗仅约6000只，已是非洲最稀有的掠食者之一1，保护这一种群仍面临非法捕猎陷阱等持续存在的严重威胁。
Three male African wild dogs have completed an extraordinary journey of 2,485 miles across Zambia over the course of eight months, marking the longest distance ever recorded for an African land mammal traveling in search of a mate.1 The epic trek, tracked by scientists using GPS technology, demonstrates that wild dog populations may be more interconnected than previously believed, offering a glimmer of hope for conservation efforts.1
The study, led by Professor Scott Creel from Montana State University and published in the journal Ecology, highlights both the resilience and vulnerability of these critically endangered animals.1 African wild dogs, numbering only approximately 6,000 individuals, remain among Africa's rarest predators.1 During their journey, the dogs navigated around major cities like Lusaka and industrialized regions, instead moving between wildlife reserves.1 However, the expedition underscored the grave dangers posed by illegal poaching traps: two of three female wild dogs died during the trip, with one becoming ensnared in an illegal snare.1
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