Only six populations are known to number more than 100 animals. Most of these alarmingly low numbers of dogs are found in northern Botswana, north-east Namibia, western and northern Zimbabwe, southern Tanzania and the Kruger National Park. Small, but hopefully viable populations also occur in Kafue National Park and Luanga Valley, Zambia and recently encouraging reports of wild dogs have been received from northern Mozambique. Senegal and Cameroon contain small populations that may be viable, as do Kenya and Ethiopia, although the wild dog population in the Serengeti ecosystem has gone extinct. The southern Kalahari incorporating the huge Kalakgadi Transfrontier Park is somewhat of an enigma.
Dogs come into the area from time to time but seem unable to establish a permanent population there.
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