Part of the Pack – December Newsletter

12th December 2019

A very busy few months for PWF and painted wolf enthusiasts in South Africa and around the world!

From America to South Africa, our trustees have been busy working to bolster the painted wolf’s image in the public eye. 

We launched Painted Wolves: A Wild Dog’s Life in South Africa with four successful events, as well as a major press campaign. The book has been selling well, and we’re thrilled by all the awareness raised for the painted wolf. 

If you have not already found your loved one a Christmas present this one-of-a-kind coffee table book is the gift that keeps on giving as all profits go to the Painted Wolf Foundation. 

Painted Wolves: A Wild Dog’s Life has sold out in South Africa, but there are more on the way, and you can pre-order at HPH Publishing.

In the United Kingdom and Europe, the book is also available at Amazon.co.uk, Waterstones and Book Depository. 

Worldwide, the book is available directly on our website. 

Building Awareness

In South Africa’s Good Books Painted wolves have taken the City of Gold by storm. In October we had two sold-out book launches at Circa Gallery and the Johannesburg Country Club. See HERE for details.

What do Macaws and Painted Wolves Have in Common? In October, PWF trustee, Peter Blinston was in California for WCN’s Wildlife Conservation Expo. He shared the stage with the Macaw Recovery Network working to protect the critically endangered great green macaws. Watch their talk HERE.

Going to the Dogs Continuing his circuit of South Africa, Nicholas Dyer headed to Cape Town for the Wild Shots Wildlife Photography Symposium. His talk was titled Going to the Dogs – When your subject takes you over. While in the Cape he also gave a talk at Painted Wolf Wines. CLICK HERE for details.

Every Dog Has its Day… The deaths of beloved Dynasties alpha females has left a hole in the heart of the Mana Pools floodplain. Read Nicholas Dyer’s moving tributes to Tammy and Blacktip in Africa Geographic’s online magazine.

The Press, wolfing it down… PWF has undertaken a major press campaign for painted wolves in South Africa. Trustee Nick Dyer has been interviewed on SABC news, on a number of radio stations and information on painted wolves has appeared in online and print publications…see all the exciting coverage here.

Hot Under the Collar The pressure is on to get a GPS collar onto a wolf before the denning season is over. The Mara Predator Conservation Programme has been monitoring a small pack of four that have denned in the Mara. Wolves denning in the Mara is not a common event. Read the story HERE.

Painted Wolf – 25,000 Points! Ruaha National Park is home to the Africa’s third-largest painted wolf population. From carnivore carnivals to community camera trapping and canvass bomas the Ruaha Carnivore Project has been extremely busy during this last quarter.

Cyclones and Canids Weathering economic turmoil and tropical storms, the African Wildlife Conservation Fund hasn’t let recent events stop them from protecting the emblematic painted wolf! CLICK HERE for more.

More from PDC PDC has had yet another action-packed quarter, from anti-poaching to bushcamps. And in between they moved a pack of 9 painted wolves half way across Zimbabwe! CLICK HERE for further details.

A Painted Wolf Paradise A second pack of painted wolves has been introduced from South Africa to Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique. Up until 2018, painted wolves were regionally extinct in this pioneering park. There are now in excess of 50 wolves. Read more HERE.

Every Dog Counts The Destiny pack left paws on Stephanie Carnow – Wildlife Conservation Network director’s – heart. While attending PDC’s bushcamp in July they came across an injured wolf. Read the full story HERE.

All profits from the sale of Painted Wolves: A Wild Dog’s Life go to the Painted Wolf Foundation, to raise awareness about the species and funds for its conservation.