Join 4-H staff for the Wild Spartans series as we take a look into life working with fisheries and wildlife! Follow along as we climb through bogs, peer into bear dens, mist net songbirds, snorkel for fish, or perhaps even tag deer. Meet researchers, learn about their field work, and the education and career path they've followed to get there. In this episode,  we will head to the sub-Sahara to learn about African painted (wild) dogs. You will meet MSU graduate researcher, Caitlin Mack, learn about her work on the social behavior and conservation of these rare carnivores, and the education and career path she followed as she discusses “Science in Zookeeping and Conservation.”  Read more about the other 7 episodes in this series at https://www.canr.msu.edu/environmental_outdoor_education/wild-spartans-series.