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Conservation

Dogs Can Help Identify Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle Nests

One sea turtle species, the Kemp’s ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) has experienced a massive decline in population since the 1940s and efforts are now underway to preserve…

March 9, 2022 • Wolf Education & Research Center

Conservation

Dogs Are Able to Detect Blunt-Nosed Leopard Lizards

A large lizard species hangs on for survival among the often-sizzling desert and shrublands in San Joaquin Valley of California. In addition to the usual threats of expanding…

March 2, 2022 • Wolf Education & Research Center

Conservation

Canines Can Help With Hawaiian Duck Conservation

As we have covered in previous editions of Canines Assisting Conservation, the Hawaiian Islands’ paradise of biodiversity is under attack from multiple threats. The native waterfowl of the…

February 23, 2022 • Wolf Education & Research Center

Carnivores

Misunderstood Mesos: The Striped Skunk!

The striped skunk is built for a life foraging at the ground surface, with short, powerful legs and a stocky body. The head and body measure 13-18 inches,…

February 7, 2022 • Wolf Education & Research Center

Conservation

What Are the Consequences of Extinction?

Preventing extinction is one of the main missions of conservation. If certain species end up going extinct, the consequences can be felt throughout the ecosystem. The current rate…

February 4, 2022 • Wolf Education & Research Center

Conservation

Fishers can rotate their hind paws 180 degrees!

The fisher is one of the most reclusive and therefore misunderstood mammals in North America. Sometimes known as a fisher cat, this large weasel is neither a cat…

February 2, 2022 • Wolf Education & Research Center

Conservation

How do dogs help with greater sage grouse conservation? 

One of the most iconic ground-dwelling birds of the West is the greater sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus). Once common across most of the western prairies, sage grouse populations…

January 9, 2022 • Wolf Education & Research Center

Misunderstood Mesos

Misunderstood Mesos: North American River Otter (Lontra canadensis)

Before the European settlement of North America, river otters inhabited every waterway on the continent. The traditional abundance of this mesopredator and the subsequent drastic reduction in population…

December 25, 2021 • Wolf Education & Research Center

Misunderstood Mesos

Misunderstood Mesos: Arctic Fox (Vulpes lagopus)

Built to survive in some of the harshest conditions on Earth, Arctic foxes play an important mesocarnivore role in ecosystems of the far North.  Living in lands that…

December 8, 2021 • Wolf Education & Research Center