DiscoverK9 ConservationistsAlaska Storytime 01: Preparing for Fieldwork
Alaska Storytime 01: Preparing for Fieldwork

Alaska Storytime 01: Preparing for Fieldwork

Update: 2025-09-25
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In this episode of K9 Conservationists, co-founder Kayla Fratt speaks about her PhD research. This episode covers background on the Alexander Archipelago wolf, some past research done by other biologists, and how dogs fit into the picture. She then discusses dog selection, onboarding, and training for this project. This episode ends with Kayla and her field technician Grace missing the ferry to Alaska.

Links mentioned in this episode:

Genetic Gobeldygook with Ellen Dymit https://open.spotify.com/episode/5oIRUv2sGmVXUYifn7vKee?si=b1b871f994534492

Detection dogs afraid of wolf scat (Vervaecke et al., 2021): https://journals.usamvcluj.ro/index.php/zootehnie/article/view/14092


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Alaska Storytime 01: Preparing for Fieldwork

Alaska Storytime 01: Preparing for Fieldwork

Kayla Fratt