New Delhi, Aug. 25 -- The recent Supreme Court ruling on stray dogs in Delhi was, no doubt, flawed. Yet, it should push us to ask a question that stands eclipsed: what about feral dogs in the wilderness? I am not talking of the dhole, a wild dog, but actual mixed-breeds who can be found in the desert, wetlands, high altitudes, grasslands -- almost anywhere. Dogs living in the wilderness require an entirely different lens. They are not stray dogs living in urban India, although there could well be spillovers from urban populations. The challenge with them are the damage they inflict on wildlife and the diseases they spread. Consider some examples -- In the Jaisalmer area of Rajasthan, such dogs find and destroy or consume eggs of the critica...