Dr. Greg Rasmussen

Dr. Greg Rasmussen

Feb 25, 2017

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Sorry for the Silence!

I apologize for the lack of updates since the campaign ended.  Schoolwork has kept me extremely busy, and I am in the process of working out study site logistics.  I've run into a couple of issues with one of my proposed sites, so if anyone knows of an individual, organization, etc. who may be interested in collaborating with me, please feel free to have them contact me or send me their contact information and I will reach out to them.

I know the study sites will work out, so in the meantime, I have purchased the necessary software and am learning how to use it.  I will also be shopping for camera traps and camera trap housing soon - very excited!

On a side note, I recently took a short course on how to use Instagram to communicate science.  Although I am still figuring out the best way to use my account, I have created @lycaon33 and plan on posting updates there in addition to this site.  Suggestions are welcome for this as well as I am new to Instagram, but it seems like a great tool : )

I will keep you all posted as things progress, and thank you again!!!

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Highly social with individuals that care for sick, injured, and elderly pack members, African painted dogs are endangered. Populations decreased from half a million individuals to approximately 6000 due to human-related activities such as snares and habitat loss. We aim to understand the scale of a new threat, den disturbance by humans, and evaluate its effects on painted dog behavior and growth rates through zoo collaborations, den camera monitoring, and photograph analysis.

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