News Updates
Notes from the Field: Denning and Inbreeding
The tale of the Mpindothela has taken a better twist this time around. Clara, the pack's alpha female, now has pups, and the pack is denning. The Mpindothela pack is a merger of the four males from the Mathathela pack, which used to roam near our headquarters in Dete and the four remaining females of the notorious Mpindo pack.
Painted Dog Conservation partners Wild and Free Foundation
Painted Cog Conservation (PDC) and Wild and Free Foundation (WFF) have partnered to support conservation through sport, sponsoring the Iganyana Football League. Wild and Free Foundation (WFF) is a non-profit organization based in the United States and South Africa with a mission to empower youth and communities living around the national parks and wildlife reserves in Africa through sport and economic opportunities to reduce their dependence on poaching.
Thank You Dominic, Farewell
Dominic ‘DJ’ Nyathi has left Painted Dog Conservation to pursue other interests. Many of you who visited us in Zimbabwe might have met Dominic, our Conservation and Community Liaison Manager.
#EndangeredSpeciesDay
Today is #EndangeredSpeciesDay, an opportunity for people of all ages to learn about the importance of protecting endangered species and everyday actions they can take to help protect them.