PDR TOUR
2026 U.S. AWARENESS & FUNDRAISING TOUR
Join Dr. Greg Rasmussen, founder and executive director of Painted Dog Research (PDR), as he gives a customized presentation on PDR's recent accomplishments and future goals for saving endangered painted dogs. This fundraising tour allows Painted Dog Research to continue their conservation efforts in Zimbabwe, which includes not only field research but also Kazangula Road Project billboards, university student mentorship, habitat restoration, and environmental education at PDR’s Bush Camp.
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If you or your organization would like to host Dr. Greg during his next tour, this visit could be at a zoo, school, university, library, local brew pub, or even a private home. Contact us to complete a presentation request form, and we’ll be in touch to see if we can work a visit to your site into our schedule or next year. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with Dr. Greg. Learn more about his team’s extensive work in conserving painted dogs and advancing wide-reaching conservation initiatives that are changing the lives of animals and people for the better.​
Please review our ​Tour Planning Documents to complete the Host Interest Form and learn more about hosting Dr. Greg during the tour.
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2026 Tour
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January 15-16, 2026 - Raleigh, NC
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Private Event​
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January 19-20, 2026 - Knoxville, TN​
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Zoo Knoxville​
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January 22-24, 2026 - Fort Collins, CO​
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Colorado State University
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Pueblo Zoo
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January 27, 2026 - Boise, ID​
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Zoo Boise​
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January 29-31, 2026 - Tacoma, WA
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Private Event
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February 4-5, 2026 - Sacramento, CA
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Private Event​
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February 7, 2026 - San Francisco, CA
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Private Event​
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February 10, 2026 - Santa Cruz, CA
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Private Event​
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February 12-13, 2026 - Los Angeles, CA
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Private Event​
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LA Zoo
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February 14-17, 2026 - Palm Desert, CA
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The Living Desert
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Private Event
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February 18-19, 2026 - Oklahoma City, OK
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Oklahoma City Zoo​
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February 21, 2026 - Winterset, IA​
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Madison County Conservation Center​
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February 23-26, 2026 - Coal Valley, IL
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Niabi Zoo​
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Augustana College
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February 27-28, 2026 - Peoria, IL
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Bradley University​
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March 1, 2026 - Chicago, IL
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N. Barrington, Wild Onion Pub​
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March 3-4, 2026 - St. Ignace, MI
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March 8, 2026 - Orlando, FL
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Crooked Can Brewing​
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March 11, 2026 - England
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March 20, 2026 - Germany
*NOTE: Dates and times subject to change.
2025 Tour
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February 7-9, 2025 - The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens
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Palm Desert, CA
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February 12, 2025 - Colorado State University
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Fort Collins, CO
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February 17, 2025 - Youth Corps
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Colorado Springs, CO
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February 23, 2025 - Private Event
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San Francisco, CA
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February 27, 2025 - Oklahoma City Zoo
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Oklahoma City, OK
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March 4, 2025 - Science on Tap @ Social Tap
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Wichita, KS
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March 5, 2025 - Sedgwick County Zoo
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Wichita, KS
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March 6, 2025 - Botanica
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Wichita, KS
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March 7, 2025 - Kansas City Zoo AAZK
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Kansas City, MO
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March 12, 2025 - Madison County Conservation Center
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Winterset, IA
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March 14, 2025 - Private Event
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Jefferson, IA
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March 19 & 21, 2025 - Augustana College
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Rock Island, IL
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March 21-22, 2025 - Niabi Zoo
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Wine & Paint a Painted Dog
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Coal Valley, IL
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March 24, 2025 - Potawatomi Zoo
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South Bend, IN
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March 30, 2025 - Wolf Park
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Battleground, IN
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April 3, 2025 - Painted Dog Research at The Wild Onion Brewery
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Another Doggone Trivia Night Fundraiser
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Barrington, IL
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April 4, 2025 - Zoo Miami
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Miami, FL
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April 5, 2025 - Painted Dog Research at Blaze Pizza
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Orlando, FL
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April 10, 2025 - Jane Goodall Institute​
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Munich Germany
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