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EVENT: An evening of Art and Conservation in Perth!
Please join our Executive Director Peter Blinston and Jealous Mpofu the Chief Tracker from Painted Dog Conservation in Zimbabwe, and world renowned Artist, Fuz Caforio Wildlife Art from South Africa for an entertaining night of art and conservation hosted by Painted Dog Conservation Inc in Perth.
Please join our Executive Director Peter Blinston and Jealous Mpofu the Chief Tracker from Painted Dog Conservation in Zimbabwe, and world renowned Artist, Fuz Caforio Wildlife Art from South Africa for an entertaining night of art and conservation hosted by Painted Dog Conservation Inc in Perth.
Following a presentation, two course meal and all drinks, the evening will finish with an African Auction-featuring art by Fuz Caforio himself. Funds raised will be donated to our frontline conservation activities.
Tickets are available on the following link: www.stickytickets.com.au/74848
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Painted Dog Conservation Newsletter - July 2018
Every individual matters but recently we had to take that ethos to another level and rescue an entire pack that was in danger having denned in an adjacent communal land area. Read about our Daring Painted Dog Puppy Rescue
Every individual matters but recently we had to take that ethos to another level and rescue an entire pack that was in danger having denned in an adjacent communal land area. Read about our Daring Painted Dog Puppy Rescue
Final Update on the Mpindo Operation
The 2 alphas and their 8 pups were successfully and safely captured and moved from Phindo, a communal land where they had denned, to our Rehabilitaion Facility in Hwange.
These 2 painted dogs had been killing local people’s goats and the villagers were threatened to “deal with the dogs” if they continued to be in the area. See how it all ends.
Safe and sound at our Rehabilitation Facility.
Celebrating 20 years saving painted dogs together.
Peter Blinston gives an update on whats going on in Phindo where they are trying to capture and relocate a pack of two painted dogs and their pups. The pack had denned in a communal land, Phindo, and...
The Ngamo Rescue: In Phindo
Celebrating 20 years saving painted dogs together.
On their 20th anniversary of working with PDC and saving painted dogs, Peter Blinston, our Executive Director come painted dog expert, and Jealous Mpofu our Chief Tracker are doing what they love most, saving painted dogs. Capturing a pack denned in a communal land and killing goats…who knows the outcome?
The Ngamo Rescue: In Mpindo
Peter Blinston and Jealous Mpofu
On their 20th anniversary of working with PDC and saving painted dogs, Peter Blinston, our Executive Director come painted dog expert, and the experienced Jealous Mpofu our Chief Tracker are doing what they love and one of the most critical exercise in the field they met, saving painted dogs.
We received news of two unknown painted dogs that are denning in a communal land in Phindo, 20 km past Ngamo village along the railway line. The two dogs pack is reported to be hunting down and killing local people's goats in Phindo which has triggered the community to report the issue to us and Zimparks.
Zimparks have since instructed us to move the dogs from the area and our team is now on the ground trying to trap and capture the dogs for possible relocation to a safe area. On the ground in Phindo right now is Peter Blinston, Jealous Mpofu, scouts from our anti-poaching team led by Enock Zulu their supervisor and our APU's longest serving scout Lephius Muyuni.
It's a very volatile situation with an unknown outcome, the team has reported that it's almost impossible to dart these dogs because they are too shy and impossible to get close enough to, which is typical of painted dogs living in communal lands. Capturing and moving the dogs is how we can save them, locals have threatened to kill the dogs.
More details to follow...
Jealous Mpofu, Chief Tracker, 20 years experience tracking painted dogs.
Peter Blinston, Executive Director, 20 years leading a team with a sole purpose of saving painted dogs.