New Guinea Singing Dog Conservation Society: The Official Website

New Guinea Singing Dog Conservation Society

The Official Website

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Mission Statement

The New Guinea Singing Dog Conservation Society is a Section 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization formed for the following purposes:

To promote health and genetic diversity among captive purebred New Guinea Singing Dogs
To advance the conservation of wild New Guinea Singing Dogs and their habitat, in cooperation with local New Guinea people
To encourage scientific study and public education about these primitive canids

In support of our science-based mission, the following professionals serve as scientific advisors:

Janice Koler-Matznick, MS, Assoc. CAAB, Founder of the New Guinea Singing Dog Conservation Society
I. Lehr Brisbin, Jr., PhD
Alice Moon-Fanelli, PhD, CAAB
Mary Lee Nitschke, PhD, CAAB, CPDT
Laura Stadtmore, DVM
Mary Campbell, DVM
In addition, we have ties with the International Union for the Conservation of Nature--Canid Specialists division members:

Janice Koler-Matznick
Dr. I. Lehr Brisbin
Mike Wilangue (Scientific Officer, Papua New Guinea Forest Research Institute)

We are also pleased to be working with our official European representative:

Mr Mariano Zamorano
Geilenkirchen-Germany

CAAB stands for Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist. The certification is issued by the Animal Behavior Society, the oldest and largest international organization for animal behaviorists. Nonveterinary animal behaviorists with advanced degrees are eligible to earn the certification. Only about 60 people in the world have earned the CAAB title.

CPDT stands for Certified Professional Dog Trainer. Although the term is often used generically, the CPDT title is a trademark of the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers. The Council requires rigorous testing of applicants, along with continued education and abiding by a Code of Ethics.

DVM stands for Doctor of Veterinary Medicine.

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