Megan Parker, Co-Founder and Executive Director, grew up in Montana, where she was inspired to a career in conservation. She received her B.A. from Middlebury College in Vermont and her M.S. from Boise State University in raptor ecology, studying falcons in Guatemala. She has worked as a biologist in many states in the U.S., Canada, Central America, Asia and Africa. She is currently finishing her Ph.D. at the University of Montana, researching scent marking behavior and chemistry for conservation of African wild dogs in northern Botswana. She helped develop the methods for detection dogs in conservation beginning in 1996 while working with wolves in Idaho. Megan has been involved in dog training since childhood with a focus in obedience and search and rescue disciplines. She is interested in the international application of working dogs in conservation to help developing countries and under funded projects acquire excellent samples and reduce costs.

 

Working Dogs for Conservation