Guwahati, June 27 -- The elusive dhole, or Asiatic wild dog (Cuon alpinus), has been confirmed to have returned to Assam's Kaziranga-Karbi Anglong Landscape (KKAL), according to a recent study by scientists from the Wildlife Institute of India (WII).

Once believed to be locally extinct in the region, the species' presence has been verified through camera trap images.

The study, published in the Journal of Threatened Taxa, presents the first photographic evidence of the endangered carnivore in the Amguri corridor of KKAL.

Researchers Mujahid Ahamad, Jyotish Ranjan Deka, Priyanka Borah, Umar Saeed, Ruchi Badola, and Syed Ainul Hussain conducted the study, which underscores the importance of forest corridors in sustaining wildlife populat...