PDR 2026 Tour Recap & 2027 Planning

From January through March, Dr. Greg traveled across the US for the annual PDR fundraising and awareness tour. This tour directly provides the necessary funding to operate the field conservation work in Zimbabwe each year. It also educates dozens of communities about the plight of endangered painted dogs and their habitat. During his visit, Greg delivered over 24 presentations at locations including:

• Raleigh, NC

• Knoxville, TN

• Fort Collins and Pueblo, CO

• Boise, ID

• Tacoma, WA

• Sacramento, San Francisco, Santa Cruz, Los Angeles, Palm Desert, CA

• Oklahoma City, OK

• Winterset, IA

• Coal Valley, Rock Island, Peoria, Chicago, IL

• Monroe, MI

• Orlando, FL

Painted Dog Research is already planning the 2027 U.S. Awareness Tour featuring Dr. Greg and members of the PDR team. We can deliver customized presentations on PDR's recent accomplishments and future goals for saving endangered painted dogs as well as a variety of other topics as desired. This fundraising tour allows PDR to continue its conservation efforts in Zimbabwe, which include field research, wildlife vehicle collision reduction, university student mentorship, habitat restoration, and environmental education at PDR’s Bush Camp.

If you or your organization would like to host PDR/Dr. Greg during the upcoming tour, please review our Tour Planning Documents to complete the Host Interest Form and learn more about hosting PDR/Dr. Greg during the tour. The visit could be at a zoo, school, university, library, botanical center, local brew pub, or even a private home. Find out more about PDR’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.​

Learn more and access tour planning documents at https://www.painteddogresearch.org/tour