Category: Conservation

Conservation

How Do Dogs Help With Bush Dog Conservation?

Hidden within the vast jungles and waterways of Central and South America lives one of the rarest and threatened canines on Earth.  In an ironic twist, the most…

June 12, 2021 • Wolf Education & Research Center

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Metal, Oil, and Pesticides Threaten Our Oceans

One of the biggest environments that is the focus of many conservation efforts is the ocean. We spoke before about how plastics are affecting the ocean (if you…

June 11, 2021 • Chris Anderson

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How Do Dogs Help With Hawaiian Snail Conservation? 

During World War II, the US military was seeking ways to ensure a backup emergency food supply was available to personnel stationed in Hawaii.  One of the potential…

June 7, 2021 • Wolf Education & Research Center

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Why Endemic Species Are Important

Keeping endemic species around is important. Many of them are endangered due to habitat loss and other human actions. They’re important to save not just because they’re unique…

June 4, 2021 • Chris Anderson

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How Do Dogs Help With Desert Tortoise Conservation?

Although the Mojave Desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) outlived the dinosaurs, can live in deserts reaching 140 F, go an entire year without a drink, and must enter dormancy…

May 22, 2021 • Wolf Education & Research Center

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How Technology Helps Conservation Efforts

Conservation requires a lot of time, work, and money. A lot of time is spent tracking and studying species and their habitats so that we know how they’re…

May 21, 2021 • Chris Anderson

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How Do Dogs Help With Black-Footed Ferret Conservation?

Conservation canines are also working to help the most endangered mammal overcome their pandemic plague.  Dogs may just be the key to the third resurrection of the Black-footed…

May 18, 2021 • Wolf Education & Research Center

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Maintaining Genetic Diversity in Conservation

Genetic diversity is incredibly important when it comes to conserving species. Just like how an ecosystem can’t function as well as it should without system-wide biodiversity, animals specifically…

May 17, 2021 • Chris Anderson

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How Do Dogs Help With Penguin Conservation?

Around the world, guard dogs protect livestock, property, people, and even elephants. Did you know they are instrumental in protecting penguins? For most of our discussions on how…

May 8, 2021 • Wolf Education & Research Center