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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Wild Dog Diaries<br />
| director = Senani Hegde<br />
| producer = Krupakar Senani Features Limited for [[National Geographic Channel]]<br />
| editing = Saravanakumar<br/>Ecotone<br />
| music = Ravish K P<br />
| writer = N Bhanutej<br />
| narrator = Christopher Hooke<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2006}}<br />
| runtime = 47 minutes<br />
| language = English<br />
| country = India<br />
}}<br />
'''''Wild Dog Diaries''''' is a wildlife film portraying the behaviour of wild dogs (''[[Dhole|Cuon alpinus]]'').<ref name="wl">{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Sep172007/national2007091625647.asp|title=Green honour for Wild Dog Diaries|work=Online Edition of The Deccan Herald, dated 2007-09-17|access-date=2007-09-20 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071019175020/http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Sep172007/national2007091625647.asp <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 2007-10-19}}</ref> The film was directed by the photographer duo of [[Krupakar-Senani]] and mainly filmed in the [[Bandipur National Park]] and the [[Mudumalai National Park]] of India.<br />
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==Premise==<br />
The film centres around a pack of [[dhole]]s, [[Canidae|canid]]s native to [[Central Asia|Central]] and [[Southeast Asia]]. The dhole is a highly social animal, living in large clans without rigid dominance hierarchies.<ref name="f85">Fox, M. W. (1984), ''The Whistling Hunters: Field Studies of the Indian Wild Dog'' (Cuon Alpinus), Steven Simpson Books, p. 85, {{ISBN|0-9524390-6-9}}</ref> Such clans usually consist of 12 individuals, but groups of over 40 are known.<ref name="cohen1978">Cohen, J. A. (1978), ''[http://www.science.smith.edu/msi/pdf/i0076-3519-100-01-0001.pdf Cuon alpinus]'' {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924121857/http://www.science.smith.edu/msi/pdf/i0076-3519-100-01-0001.pdf |date=24 September 2015 }}. ''Mammalian Species'' 100: 1-3.</ref> It is a diurnal pack hunter which preferentially targets medium and large sized [[ungulate]]s.<ref name="durbin2004">Durbin, L.S., Venkataraman, A., Hedges, S. & Duckworth, W. (2004) [http://www.carnivoreconservation.org/files/actionplans/canids.pdf Dhole ''Cuon alpinus'' (Pallas 1811)], in Sillero-Zubiri, C., Hoffmann, M. & Macdonald, D.W. (eds), ''Canids: Foxes, Wolves, Jackals and Dogs: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan'', IUCN/SSC Canid Specialist Group. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. x + pp. 210-219</ref> It is listed as [[Endangered]] by the [[IUCN]], on account of its decreasing population, which is now estimated at less than 2,500 adults. Factors contributing to this decline include habitat loss, loss of prey, competition with other species, persecution, and disease transfer from [[domestic dog]]s.<ref name=iucn>{{cite iucn|author=Durbin, L.S.|author2=Hedges, S.|author3=Duckworth, J.W.|author4=Tyson, M.|author5=Lyenga, A.|author6=Venkataraman, A. (IUCN SSC Canid Specialist Group – Dhole Working Group)|name-list-style=amp|year=2008|url=https://www.iucnredlist.org/details/5953/0|title=''Cuon alpinus''|access-date=22 March 2009}} Database entry includes justification for why this species is endangered</ref><br />
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==Production==<br />
The film was produced for the [[National Geographic Channel]] and completed in the year 2006.<ref name="ngc">{{cite web|title=Flawless creations|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Sep112007/snt2007091024588.asp|work=Online Edition of The Deccan Herald, dated 2007-09-11|access-date=2007-09-20 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071019083946/http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Sep112007/snt2007091024588.asp <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 2007-10-19}}</ref> It was shot over a period of 12 years .<ref name="ten">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/01/stories/2007090161341100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071018115547/http://hindu.com/2007/09/01/stories/2007090161341100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2007-10-18|title=This film is top dog at festival|author=Chitra V Ramani|access-date=2007-09-20|location=Chennai, India|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=2007-09-01}}</ref> The shooting of the film was a difficult task because of the elusive nature of the [[dhole]] and the forest terrain.<ref name="ngc"/> While shooting for this film, Krupakar-Senani were kidnapped and held captive by the forest brigand, [[Veerappan]].<ref name="ten"/><br />
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==Story line==<br />
The film uncovers the life of Krupakar, a film maker who wants to make a film on [[dhole]], but is abandoning the venture because of its elusive behaviour. He encounters a local tribesman, who gives insights on how to track the animal.<ref name="opp">{{cite news|title= Filmmakers catch 'high speed hunters' in action|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/05/06/stories/2006050606390200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071119081648/http://www.hindu.com/2006/05/06/stories/2006050606390200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2007-11-19|author=P. Oppili|access-date=2007-09-20|location=Chennai, India|work= [[The Hindu]]|date=2006-05-06}}</ref> The pack hunts together and various instances where they co-ordinate to kill a prey is shown. The meat that the adult dogs eat is regurgitated and the bones separated which is offered to the smaller pups as their meal.<ref name="ngc"/> The film also shows how the adults protect the pups. Two female dogs which have strayed from another pack try to join this pack. The female leader of the pack, sensing that she might lose out on the male dogs in her pack, tries to prevent them from joining the pack.<ref name="ngc"/> But the newcomers manage to lure away some males from the pack and start their own.<br />
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==Awards==<br />
The film won the Festival Grand Award 2007 in the Japanese Wildlife Film Festival held in [[Toyama, Toyama|Toyama]], [[Japan]] where it beat 320 other entries to win it. It also won the Best Film award in the environment film festival, ''Vatavaran 2007'' held in [[New Delhi]].<ref name="awa">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/17/stories/2007091750910200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015122928/http://hindu.com/2007/09/17/stories/2007091750910200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2007-10-15|author=Kunal Diwan|title= Environment film festival concludes|access-date=2007-09-20|location=Chennai, India|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=2007-09-17}}</ref><br />
The film won the best documentary film award in Asian television awards, Singapore 2007<br />
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==Notes==<br />
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[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:2006 films]]<br />
[[Category:Films about dogs]]<br />
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