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Greg Rasmussen (born 30 April 1956) is a 2023 Indianapolis Prize nominee and wildlife conservation biologist who has studied the critically endangered painted dog, previously known as the African wild dog, for over thirty years, one of the longest studies of the species ever conducted.
Painted Dog Conservation was founded in 1992 by wildlife conservation biologist Greg Rasmussen [1] for the protection of the painted dogs (Lycaon pictus) and their habitat. Painted Dog Conservation works to engage and incorporate local communities in protecting painted dogs in Zimbabwe. The painted dog, or African wild dog, was once common in ...
It took an extraordinary effort, including finding a golden retriever willing to nurse them, for Potawatomi Zoo staff to save rare African dog pups.
The dogs were born on November 5 and 6 to first-time mother Pele, a 3-year-old African painted dog who first arrived at the zoo in October 2021, according to a news release.
African Wild Dog Conservancy - dedicated to conserving the African wild dog; African Wildlife Foundation - ensuring that wildlife and wild lands thrive in modern Africa; Bat Conservation International - working to conserve the world's bats and their habitats; BirdLife International - a global partnership of organisations that strive to conserve ...
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The African wild dog (Lycaon pictus), also called painted dog and Cape hunting dog, is a wild canine native to sub-Saharan Africa.It is the largest wild canine in Africa, and the only extant member of the genus Lycaon, which is distinguished from Canis by dentition highly specialised for a hypercarnivorous diet and by a lack of dewclaws.
Nicholas Dyer (born 5 April 1963) is a wildlife photographer, author and conservationist, known for his work on painted wolves (African wild dogs).He is a Trustee of the Painted Wolf Foundation, a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society in London and a member of The Explorers Club in New York.