Tico McNutt

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name = John Weldon McNutt


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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. [Citation
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title = Wild Dog Urine May Be Used as "Fences" in Africa
newspaper = National Geographic News
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year = 2004
date = 11th March
url = http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/03/0311_040311_biofence.html] . 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. [cite web
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title = Good Dogs, Bad Dogs: African Wild Dogs in Developing Rural Africa
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publisher = Houston Zoo
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accessdate = 2008-05-28]

McNutt is co-author of the book "Running Wild: Dispelling the Myths of the African Wild Dog" [cite book
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title = Running Wild: Dispelling the Myths of the African Wild Dog
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isbn = 1560987170]

References

External links

* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/animals/features/120index.shtml Why do African wild dogs travel in packs?] article for BBC Wildlife Magazine by McNutt