RETROSPECTIVE STUDY OF MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY OF CAPTIVE AFRICAN WILD DOGS () HELD WITHIN UNITED KINGDOM ZOOLOGICAL INSTITUTIONS BETWEEN 2000 AND 2020.

The African wild dog () is listed as Endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and is part of captive breeding programs designed to support free-living populations and genetic diversity. This study's aim was to identify common causes of morbidity and mortality objectively in United Kingdom captive African wild dogs to inform management recommendations that will improve health and welfare and reduce disease prevalence. Data were gathered from 140 individual dogs housed in 10 institutions, with morbidity records for 122 individuals and 70 postmortem reports.