Thailand Bound: Searching for Wild Dhole Part 1
The Minnesota Zoo is well known for its 485 acre facility in Apple Valley, Minnesota – just minutes away from the Mall of America. However people may be less familiar with the amazing work the Zoo does...
View ArticleThailand Bound: Searching for Wild Dhole Part 2
The Minnesota Zoo is well known for its 485 acre facility in Apple Valley, Minnesota – just minutes away from the Mall of America. However people may be less familiar with the amazing work the Zoo does...
View ArticleStudying the Wild Dhole Part 5 – Happy (Belated) Valentine’s Day
Dr. Kate Jenks is a Conservation Biologist at the Minnesota Zoo. She was recently in Thailand leading the Zoo’s efforts to save endangered dholes (otherwise known as Asian wild dogs) in partnership...
View ArticleStudying the Wild Dhole Part 4 – Monitor Lizards and Pick-Up Sticks
Dr. Kate Jenks is a Conservation Biologist at the Minnesota Zoo. She was recently in Thailand leading the Zoo’s efforts to save endangered dholes (otherwise known as Asian wild dogs) in partnership...
View ArticleStudying the Wild Dhole Part 3 – How Elephants are Related to a Fire Alarm
Dr. Kate Jenks is a Conservation Biologist at the Minnesota Zoo. She was recently in Thailand leading the Zoo’s efforts to save endangered dholes (otherwise known as Asian wild dogs) in partnership...
View ArticleStudying the Wild Dhole Part 2 – Do We Have a Plan B?
Dr. Kate Jenks is a Conservation Biologist at the Minnesota Zoo. She was recently in Thailand leading the Zoo’s efforts to save endangered dholes (otherwise known as Asian wild dogs) in partnership...
View ArticleStudying the Wild Dhole Part 1 – Why Dholes?
Dr. Kate Jenks is a Conservation Biologist at the Minnesota Zoo. She was recently in Thailand leading the Zoo’s efforts to save endangered dholes (otherwise known as Asian wild dogs) in partnership...
View ArticleSaving Dholes with a Beep
Psshhhhh—the sound of static tells me the VHF receiver is on. 204: beep-pause-beep-pause-beep. Fine. 446: beep-pause-beep-pause-beep. And on through our list of numbers. We have listened to this...
View ArticleDholes in Khao Yai National Park, Thailand
A “selfie-spot” is not the first thing that comes to mind when you think of the wild landscape of a National Park. But we are in Khao Yai National Park, the first park established in Thailand in 1962...
View ArticleCollaring Dholes and Coming Full Circle
We have been trying to collar a dhole for 7 days, but no luck. We are in Khao Yai National Park in Thailand and have set up traps in an area called Nong Pak Chi. I am familiar with the area from 2004...
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