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What we've been up to
January 11, 2023
We’re Back!!!
2023 is here and we are ready to get working. Thank you all for allowing us to take the month of December off, we are now rested and ready to keep up our important conservation work. We have so many things going on already this year.
We have the IUCN Dhole Working Group conference in the middle of the year. This is a big step for dhole conservation. This meeting aims to help update the IUCN Red List listing of dholes. This means evaluating the conservation status of dholes, currently set at endangered. Look over the population estimate for the wild dhole population, currently set at 949-2215 mature individual dholes. They will see if the population trend needs to change right now it is set at decreasing. Although we all have a feeling of a guess on some of this information that doesn’t help, hard facts and research are needed to answer these questions. The last time this was done was the initial report in 2015. IUCN ask for an update every ten years so right now the Dhole Working Group is right on time for the next update.
So, you’d think that would be enough to keep us busy, but just before the conference is Dhole World Day! May 28th we can’t wait to see what we can do this year. Last year we had most of the US zoos do something for World Dhole Day, and we also had some in Europe get world and do something as well. This year we want 100% US zoo participation of those holding dholes, and we want to try and a few more of the European zoos to join as well.
How do we make World Day bigger?!? Have more zoos with dholes! Ok, there are other options, but it's amazing what happens when people see these guys in person. From pictures and even videos I always hear, well they are just big foxes and they are nothing alike. I don’t blame people though as they never get to see the real thing. We are still working on getting more zoos on board with housing dholes to help spread awareness.
We will keep up the good fight, working on our own projects and research while helping fund those in the field. We are still going to provide the education and outreach programs we think are so critical to help people connect with the dhole and its ecosystem. Our other goal is growing our support and donor base. The Dhole Conservation Fund is 100% volunteer base and now no longer requires the use of my (the founder's) paycheck to operate. It was able to survive on its own two feet through Covid and the global shutdown that happened as a result. But now we want to see it grow and thrive. Help us by spreading the word.
Chelsea Davis
Chelsea@dholes.org
We’re Back!!!
2023 is here and we are ready to get working. Thank you all for allowing us to take the month of December off, we are now rested and ready to keep up our important conservation work. We have so many things going on already this year.
We have the IUCN Dhole Working Group conference in the middle of the year. This is a big step for dhole conservation. This meeting aims to help update the IUCN Red List listing of dholes. This means evaluating the conservation status of dholes, currently set at endangered. Look over the population estimate for the wild dhole population, currently set at 949-2215 mature individual dholes. They will see if the population trend needs to change right now it is set at decreasing. Although we all have a feeling of a guess on some of this information that doesn’t help, hard facts and research are needed to answer these questions. The last time this was done was the initial report in 2015. IUCN ask for an update every ten years so right now the Dhole Working Group is right on time for the next update.
So, you’d think that would be enough to keep us busy, but just before the conference is Dhole World Day! May 28th we can’t wait to see what we can do this year. Last year we had most of the US zoos do something for World Dhole Day, and we also had some in Europe get world and do something as well. This year we want 100% US zoo participation of those holding dholes, and we want to try and a few more of the European zoos to join as well.
How do we make World Day bigger?!? Have more zoos with dholes! Ok, there are other options, but it's amazing what happens when people see these guys in person. From pictures and even videos I always hear, well they are just big foxes and they are nothing alike. I don’t blame people though as they never get to see the real thing. We are still working on getting more zoos on board with housing dholes to help spread awareness.
We will keep up the good fight, working on our own projects and research while helping fund those in the field. We are still going to provide the education and outreach programs we think are so critical to help people connect with the dhole and its ecosystem. Our other goal is growing our support and donor base. The Dhole Conservation Fund is 100% volunteer base and now no longer requires the use of my (the founder's) paycheck to operate. It was able to survive on its own two feet through Covid and the global shutdown that happened as a result. But now we want to see it grow and thrive. Help us by spreading the word.
Chelsea Davis
Chelsea@dholes.org
