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Hello Deviants! This is katt315 ( ) a Staff Representative of DevNews

As announced in our recent blog we will be posting a Monthly Art Feature!

These Features are a collection of really amazing work that may be 'popular' or 'unpopular'. We do not care about number of faves so we have a mix of both! Our belief is that every artist should be seen no matter what skill level they're at!

We hope you enjoy this 2011 September Issue! Every issue will normally be posted either the 16th or 19th of every Month so keep an eye out! The Features in here were all picked by katt315. Want your Art featured for the next issue? Know someone who you think should be featured? Send katt315 a with the topic being 'Feature'. I will get back to you ASAP.

Now onto the Feature!

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katt315

Sep 1, 2011

#AfricanWildDogFan Second Official Monthly Article

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Welcome to AfricanWildDogFans Second Official Monthly News Article!

Welcome to AfricanWildDogFans Second Official Monthly Published News Article. Each Month, as the title says, AfricanWildDogFan will be publishing a News Article containing all sorts of information to educate and entertain our Audience!

In this News Article, you will find we have sections you will find appealing, such as a 20 minute long Documentary, Sketch features, Interviews and more!

Here's the Contents in order:

1) A Documentary on the AWD

A special Documentary we found focusing on AWDs. Contains some interesting information that every AWD fan should know!

2) Information and Facts about AWDs

Just like the title says, a brief paragraph of information and facts to help educate our audience by helping everyone understand what's so special about African Wild Dogs, why they deserve all the exposure they can get and also why people should realise how endangered they are!

3) Sketches of AWDs

This is a section where we have featured Sketches of AWDs from multiple Deviants on DevinatART. Here in AfricanWildDogFan we believe some Artists don't get enough exposure, so we want to help improve this! If you want to suggest your own work to be featured in the next Article/want to feature someone else's then please the Group with the title of 'Feature'. We will be sure to feature your recommended Deviation in our next possible Article.

4) Images of AWDs from around the internet

A collection of AWD work we have found from around the internet. All work has been collected from various websites, we do not own any of these images. They are just here to help AWD artists improve their art by using them as references!

5) Links to Important Websites

These links may vary from Conservation Websites -- to help you donate and save AWDs -- to just Websites we want to share with you that have a tonne of information about our favourite Canid.

6) Interviews Section

This section will be dedicated to Interviewing Members of our Group. Anyone can be interviewed as long as they're a Member. If you want to be interviewed, or want to suggest someone to be interviewed for the next News Article we make, please the Group with the title: "Deviant Interview". We will interview the person for the next possible Article.

That is all the Contents in this News Article. Remember, some sections may change/be added each Month.

A Documentary on the AWD

Click here for a educational 20 minute Youtube Video session focusing on the AWD

Information and Facts on AWDs Continued

The African Wild Dog

The African Wild Dog is part of the Family: Canidae. The Scientific name for this Canid is Lycaon pictus which is derived from Greek for 'Wolf' and Latin for 'Painted'. They have many other different names such as Painted Wolf, Spotted Dog, Ornate Wolf, African Hunting Dog, wildehond (Afrikaan) , mhumhi (Shona) , nkontshane (Zulu) and many other names! They can reach a speed (at the maximum) of 60 km per hour and can hold a speed of 45 km per hour for a distance of approximately 5 kms. African Wild Dogs have a very strong scent/odor, Wild Dogs when separated from their pack trace their way back to others by smell. Sadly, African Wild Dogs are now extinct in 25 of the 39 African countries where as before, they could easily be found. Old or ill Dogs and young pups which aren't with their pack at the time mostly become prey to hyenas. Wild Dogs will usually ignore Humans unless angry or intimidated.

Want to know more about African Wild Dogs? Be sure to read our Next Issue!

Sketch Features from our Group

We just want to share with you some of our Admins favourite Deviations. Be sure to check them out!

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Images of AWDs from around the Web

These are all images we have come across of AWDs around the internet. We thought to share them with you so you could use them as references to help you improve your AWD Art!

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Links to Important Websites

WWF African Wild Dog Adoption kit

WWF is a huge Conservation site for many Animals. By going on to this Website you can 'Adopt' your own Wild Dog to sponsor and care for.

Red List

The Red List website shows just how endangered AWDs are. We beilieve everyone should take a look at this website to fully understand why AWDs need the help they do!

AWF Conserving Wild Life

AWF is short for African Wild-Life Foundation. This is a Conservation website for as said, Africa's Animals. AWDs included.

Interview Section

A Interview with Witch-Haze, a Member of #AfricanWildDogFan

Staff Member: Rueppells-Fox Interviewing Member: Witch-Haze

A Interview with SleepingDeadGirl, a Member of #AfricanWildDogFan

Staff Member: Rueppells-Fox Interviewing Member: SleepingDeadGirl

Want to see more of our Members Interviewed? Be sure to read our next issue!

Sections In this Article are subject to change each Month. If you or someone else wants to be Featured in our next Article please send a note to AfricanWildDogFan.

Credits go to:

All Staff Members of AfricanWildDogFan. Artworks featured are owned by the original Artists. We also do not own any of the Youtube Videos and links/Conservation Websites. They are Copyright to the original Owners.}

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Aug 19, 2011

#DevNEWS Monthly Art Feature August Issue

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Hello Deviants! This is katt315 a Staff Representative of DevNews

As announced in our recent blog we will be posting a Monthly Art Feature!

These Features are a collection of really amazing work that may be 'popular' or 'unpopular'. We do not care about number of faves so we have a mix of both! Our belief is that every artist should be seen no matter what skill level they're at!

We hope you enjoy this Article! The Features in here were all picked by katt315 Want your Art featured for the next issue? Know someone who you think should be featured? Send me a note with the topic being 'Feature'. I will get back to you ASAP.

Now onto our Article!

Deviant Feature

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She missed her home country. That was obvious, too. She hated her mother and her new father, she hated regime and she hated anarchy. With hazel eyes and brown hair, she looked fairly unassuming, but she had a tongue like a whip. Sheltered and condescending, with a no-nonsense attitude, she dashed through the halls and left nothing in her haste. She spoke with words like justice and freedom and vacancy, hands flying around her, jittery. Sometimes she watched the stars outside despite not being able to name them all.
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Inky, indigo light fell upon the leaves of plants as I burst into a clearing. It was as if my entire being finally was able to breathe; my sense of fearful worry subsided. I gasped for fresh air, any fresh air. The Harvest Moon's presence drowned into cool hues of lapis, bathed with stark streaks of vivi

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katt315

Aug 1, 2011

1st Official #AfricanWildDogFan Monthly NewsLetter

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Welcome to AfricanWildDogFans First Official Monthly News Article!

Welcome to AfricanWildDogFans First Official Monthly Published News Article. Each Month, as the title says, AfricanWildDogFan will be publishing a News Article containing all sorts of information to educate and entertain our Audience!

In this News Article, you will find we have sections you will find appealing, such as Art Features, a brief summary of the AWD, Helpful Conservation sites to donate and help save AWDs, Interviews with our Members of our Group Aswell as a special one-off interview with the Founder: katt315 herself!

Here's the Contents in order:

1) A Little History About Our Group
A brief history about our Group and what happened during the early stages of AfricanWildDogFan. Read the full interview of katt315 by Nakouwolf for a fuller and more detailed history.

2) Information and Facts about AWDs
Just like the title says, a brief paragraph of information and facts to help educate our audience by helping everyone understand what's so special about African Wild Dogs, why they deserve all the exposure they can get and also why people should realise how endangered they are!

3) Art From Our Group Galleries
This is a section where we will post thumbnails of works from our Galleries! Here in AfricanWildDogFan we believe some Artists that represent us don't get enough exposure, so we want to help improve this! If you want to suggest your own work to be featured in the next Article/want to feature someone else's then please the Group with the title of 'Feature'. We will be sure to feature your recommended Deviation in our next possible Article.

4) Art that isn't In Our Galleries
Eventhough AfricanWildDogFan currently has the biggest amount of African Wild Dog Art on DeviantART then any other Group not everyone on our site submits to our Galleries! This is a section that will feature Art that hasn't been submitted to our Group.

5) Links to Important Websites
These links may vary from Conservation Websites -- to help you donate and save AWDs -- to just Websites we want to share with you that have a tonne of information about our favourite Canid.

6) Interviews Section

This section will be dedicated to Interviewing Members of our Group. Anyone can be interviewed as long as they're a Member. If you want to be interviewed, or want to suggest someone to be interviewed for the next News Article we make, please the Group with the title: "Deviant Interview". We will interview the person for the next possible Article.

That is all the Contents in this News Article. Remember, some sections may change/be added each Month.

A Little History about our Group

Don't know much about AfricanWildDogFan? Want to know what the purpose of this Group is? Well look no further! AfricanWildDogFan was originally created by GrinyHyena due to her passion for African Wild Dogs. She had invited katt315 as a Co-Founder to help manage #AWDF. Unfortunately one day she left DeviantART, leaving the Group to another Co-Founder called dentduloup. However katt315 saw the potential and asked for full permission to take over the Group, wanting to become the new Founder to get the Group more active and seen. Over a period of time katt315 designed (and then commissioned) various Artists to make the banners, Icons and CSS coding for our Group. Examples of Deviants who have helped with our layouts are people such as SleepingDeadGirl-Founder of SelfInjuryAware, CaninePhotography and CanisPhotography and also, the well known and loved throughout DeviantART, super talented Artist kalambo!

For more details on the History of our Group, be sure to check out the Interview with katt315 herself! by clicking on A SPECIAL Interview with katt315, Founder of #AfricanWildDogFan in the Interview Section of this News Letter!

Information and Facts on AWDs

The African Wild Dog

The African Wild dog is one of the many endangered aniamals on the planet, only about 2000 to 5000 are
left in the world known today. They are known as Lycaon, which stands for "painted wolf- like animal" and
the name suits them for the spots of diffrent colours they have on their backs.Their coats have patches of
brown, beige, and black; but each dog is diffrent.
The average Wild Dog is about the size of a wolf, or a domestic dog, and weighs from 37 to 80 pounds.
They can grow to be 24 to 30 inches high.

These fascinating animals can live up to ten years, that is if they can survive the dangers of their habitat. They can only be found in Africa, south of the Sahara Desert. They prefer to live in grassy areas, and open
woodlands. They eat antelopes, wildebeest, zebra, springboks, impala, and gazelles.

Like the wolf, the African wild dogs hunt in packs, with a leader male, and female. In history
the packs have gotten up to 100 dogs- in a single pack! But now the average number is about 10 in each.
Unlike other canines like wolves, the packs usually have more males than female. There are many threats
to the African wild dog, things such as habitat loss, hunting, poisoning, diseases spread from other
animals, and of course, isolated populations.

Want to know more about African Wild Dogs? Be sure to read our Next Issue!

Features from our Group Galleries

We just want to share with you some of our Admins Monthly favourite Deviations. Be sure to check them out!

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Features of Art that aren't in our Galleries

Not only are there some amazing works in our Group, but there are also outstanding Deviations around the DeviantART Community that we just can't over look. Eventhough these Deviations aren't in our Group, we felt you should be aware of them anyway!

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Links to Important Websites

African Wild Dog Conservation (AWDC)
AWDC is a long-running orginization based on the re-establishment of an African Wild Dog colony in Eastern Zambia. They are raising money to support AWDs and raise AWD awareness. This site also includes information about AWDs and their habitats.

Wildlife Conservation Network (WCN)
The WCN is a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting AWDs and other wildlife in need. Every last penny of donated funds goes to saving animals around the world. Their site also has information about many endangered animals, including AWDs.

Interview Section

A SPECIAL Interview with katt315, Founder of #AfricanWildDogFan

A Special Interview with the Founder of AfricanWildDogFan. Contains some history on the Group and how things came to be. Interview hosted by Nakouwolf

A Interview with WolfMean, a Member of #AfricanWildDogFan

Staff Member: smudge-92 Interviewing Member: Wolfmean

A Interview with Ceridwens-Gallery, a Member of #AfricanWildDogFan

Staff Member: Rueppells-Fox Interviewing Member: AtelierKunz

A Interview with FoxLeopard, a Member of #AfricanWildDogFan

Staff Member: Nakouwolf Interviewing Member: Foxleopard

A Interview with Azu-55, A Member of #AfricanWildDogFan

Staff Member: Rueppells-Fox Interviewing Member: azu-55

Want to see more of our Members Interviewed? Be sure to read our next issue!

Sections In this Article are subject to change each Month. If you or someone else wants to be Featured in our next Article please send a note to AfricanWildDogFan.

Credits go to:

All Staff Members of AfricanWildDogFan. Artworks featured are owned by the original Artists. We also do not own any of the links/Conservation Websites. They are Copyright to the original Owners.

Thank you for Reading!}