Scientists to create sperm bank for wild dogs

Reproductive and molecular biologist Damien Paris says artificial breeding is the best and most economical way to ensure that genetically diverse wild dogs can live on. [iStockphoto]

Scientists have developed a new way of saving critically endangered wild dogs by incorporating technology.

In efforts to save the species from extinction, researchers from the Institute for Breeding Rare and Endangered African Mammals are working to improve the breeding of wild dogs to boost their declining populations.