No steps were taken that could have protected the African hunting dog - seen as a dangerous, bloodthirsty pariah - from the dangers that threatened it. The fragmentation of territory, decline of prey and habitat, snares, poison bait and intensive hunting it has faced have brought the African wild dog to the brink of extinction today. From Botswana to Africa, exploring the work of researchers, biologists, enthusiasts and simple volunteers who follow, monitor, care for and study its different populations from day to day, we discover the real life battle to save the African hunting dog from the threat of extinction.