Conservation Dogs: Pushing Boundaries for Ecological Monitoring, Biosecurity, and Law Enforcement

Описание: "Conservation Dogs: Pushing Boundaries for Ecological Monitoring, Biosecurity, Law Enforcement, and Environmental Justice" by guest speaker Pete Coppolillo from Working Dogs for Conservation on February 12, 2025.

This event was hosted by the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, the Cornell K. Lisa Yang Center for Wildlife Health, the Cornell Richard P. Riney Canine Health Center, and the Cornell Duffield Institute for Animal Behavior.

Pete Coppolillo, Ph.D., Executive Director of Working Dogs for Conservation (WD4C) based in Missoula, Montana, provided an overview of the ways WD4C’s specially trained dogs are helping to move conservation forward here in North America and around the world. He shared stories about finding rare and endangered species, helping to stop diseases affecting wildlife and people, and about combining cutting edge technology with skilled dogs to stop wildlife crime. He discussed how all of these techniques are helping Native and Indigenous communities to capture greater benefits from conservation and address historical inequities.

About the speaker: Pete received a bachelor’s degree with honors in Biology and Environmental Conservation from the University of Colorado and a Ph.D. in Ecology from the University of California, Davis. Pete worked with the Wildlife Conservation Society for 10 years, first at their New York Headquarters and then as part of the Africa and North America Programs. Pete has studied Ferruginous Hawks in North America, avian community ecology in Kenya, and large herbivore ecology and herding systems in Tanzania. He has helped plan and carry out conservation strategies in Bolivia, Ecuador, Argentina, Congo, Cambodia, Tanzania, and the United States.

To learn more about Working Dogs for Conservation, visit https://wd4c.org/.

To learn more about the Cornell K. Lisa Yang Center for Wildlife Health, visit https://wildlife.cornell.edu/.

To learn more about the Cornell Duffield Institute for Animal Behavior, visit https://www.vet.cornell.edu/departmen....

To learn more about the Cornell Richard P. Riney Canine Health Center, visit https://www.vet.cornell.edu/departmen....