Tico McNutt
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| John Weldon McNutt | |
| Known for | conservationist Wildlife conservation biologist |
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[edit] Background
John McNutt, known as Tico McNutt, started the Botswana Wild Dog Research Project in 1989, his research in that field has been supported in part by the National Geographic Society. He received a doctorate in animal behaviour from the University of California in 1995. [1]. At the time he founded the Botswana Wild Dog Research Project little was known about the biology of the African wild dog, though it was believed to be one of the most endangered canine species. Since then, Tico has followed many wild dog packs in Botswana’s Okavango Delta, eventually expanding his studies to include all major predators in the region.[2]
McNutt is co-author of the book Running Wild: Dispelling the Myths of the African Wild Dog[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Marshall, Leon (11th March), “Wild Dog Urine May Be Used as "Fences" in Africa”, National Geographic News, <http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/03/0311_040311_biofence.html>
- ^ Good Dogs, Bad Dogs: African Wild Dogs in Developing Rural Africa. Houston Zoo. Retrieved on 2008-05-28.
- ^ McNutt, and others, John. Running Wild: Dispelling the Myths of the African Wild Dog. Smithsonian Institution Press, 149. ISBN 1560987170.
[edit] External links
- Why do African wild dogs travel in packs? article for BBC Wildlife Magazine by McNutt
