Since 2012, the Mad Dog Initiative has led an effort to humanely reduce free-roaming invasive species populations in Madagascar’s key protected areas – this is a story about finding ways to protect the primates we study.

About the Speaker

Dr. Valenta is a primate evolutionary ecologist who founded the Mad Dog Initiative after seeing the impact that free-roaming dogs and cats were having on wildlife in Madagascar’s protected areas.

Zoom details: https://anu.zoom.us/meeting/register/lvjswGd0R5OfPrDJnK96OQ

Presented as part of the School of Archaeology and Anthropology's 2025 Biological Anthropology Research (BAR) Seminar series.