Painted Dog Conservation Incorporated, Australia, was established in October 2003 to provide support for the Painted Dog Research Project which operates across Zimbabwe and has its operations based outside the Hwange National Park opposite the Hwange Parks airport.

From 2007 we have increased our level of support to include projects in Zambia and Namibia.

It was founded by Greg Gibbard, John & Angela Lemon, Richard (Dick) Watson, Chris & Margie McClelland, May & Wilf Core and Lyn Clune and is registered in Western Australia.

Membership to the association is open to all Australian residents and to the International community.

Membership at December 2007 is 165;

PDCInc is registered on the Register of Environmental Organisations, (tax deductibility for donations). A "Public Fund" bank account with its own management committee has been set-up to receive donations.

We would like to welcome you to our membership and an application may be found by clicking here.

To advance conservation for the public benefit of the African Painted Dog, (also referred to as a Wild Dog) Lycaon pictus, through education promoting and disseminating research into such conservation and seeking to achieve their sustainable management.

To establish and maintain a public fund to be called, “Painted Dog Conservation Incorporated, Public Fund” for the specific purpose supporting the environmental objects/purposes of Painted Dog Conservation Incorporated. The fund is established to receive all gifts of money or property for this purpose and any money received because of such gifts must be credited to its bank account. The Fund may not receive any other money or property into its bank account and will comply with subdivision 30-E of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997.

PDCInc has as its mission:

To develop PDCInc into an increasingly effective organisation in: