RECENT PAPER BY MONTANA STATE RESEARCHERS ABOUT AFRICAN WILD DOGS RECEIVES INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION

BOZEMAN, Mont., Oct. 8 -- Montana State University issued the following press release:

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A group of African wild dogs in Zambia. Photo courtesy Zambian Carnivore Programme

BOZEMAN - A recently published paper in the journal Ecology by Montana State University ecology professor Scott Creel and several of his current and former students has received international attention for its revelations about highly endangered African wild dogs.

The paper, "Extraordinary movements connecting distant ecosystems by African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus)," was published Sept. 13. Since then, its findings have been highlighted by media outlets including the BBC, Reuters,Mongabay, The Guardian, The Conversation and CNN. It also was...