The Carolina Dog Research and Conservation Project was started in 2010 by Rachel Nagher, a Conservation Biology graduate student at Georgia Southern University, under the direction and supervision of Dr. I Lehr Brisbin, Ecologist and Founder of the Carolina Dog. The project is designed to learn what is needed about the wild living Carolina Dog in order to preserve their presence in the wild. On this website you will find information about the wild Carolina Dog and stay current on the research findings.
The Carolina Dog is threatened in the wild due to numerous factors. Coyotes present a significant threat to the wild dogs: competition for food and resources, predation, and hybridization. The wild dog is also threatened by habitat destruction; as our cities expand, their natural habitat shrinks. Lastly, the dogs are threatened by the lack of awareness of their presence by the scientific community.
Our hope is to learn about their behavior and ecology in order to diminish these threats and keep the wild dog of the Southeast ever-present.
