I’ve always had a soft spot for canids, so it was no surprise that my master’s and PhD research focused on African painted dogs. Canids, marine mammals, birds . . . I look forward to future research, projects, and collaborations on any number of species!
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Cloutier, T. (2025). A Summary of Maine Eastern Coyote Studies (1939-2004). Download available on bottom left of this page.
Cloutier, T., & Boardman, M. (2024). Tracking Nokomis: One Maine Bird’s Journey to Haiti and Back. Render Publications.
Cloutier, T. , & Willey A.(2023). Why Coyotes Don’t Wear Pants. Render Publications.
Cloutier, T., Mossotti, R., Connett, E., Willey, L., Kaplin, B.A., Giordano, A.J., & Rasmussen, G.S.A. (2022). Feeding Regimen and Growth Comparison in Two Related African Painted Dog (Lycaon pictus) litters. Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research, 10(2), 115-122.
https://doi.org/10.19227/jzar.v10i2.656
Cloutier, T., Rasmussen, G.S.A., Giordano, A.J., Kaplin, B.A., & Willey, L. (2021). Using Social Media to Investigate the Scope of African Painted Dog (Lycaon pictus) Den Disturbance by Humans. Human Dimensions of Wildlife, 26(5), 481-491. https://doi.org/10.1080/10871209.2020.1849873
Cloutier, T., Smultea, M.A., Rasmussen, G.S.A., Giordano, A.J., Kaplin, B.A., & Willey, L. (2021). Quantitative Photogrammetric Methodology to Measuring Mammalian Belly Score in an African Carnivore. PLoS ONE. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0261171
Cloutier, T., & Block, T. (2017). Painted Dog Pursuit. Maine Authors Publishing.
Cloutier, T. & Packard, J.M. (2014). Enrichment Options for African Painted Dogs (Lycaon pictus). Zoo Biology,33(5), 475-480. https://doi.org/10.1002/zoo.21155
Packard, J.M., Loonam, K.E., Arkenberg, C.R., Boostrom, H.M., Cloutier, T.L., Enriquez, E.J., Eyres, E., Haefele, H., Salzar, T.R., Smultea, M.A., & Snodgrass, K. (2014). Behavioural Profiles of African Bovids (Hippotraginae). Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research, 2(3), 82-87. https://doi.org/10.19227/jzar.v2i3.74
My name is Dr. Tammy Cloutier, and I’m an interdisciplinary researcher, author, and editor. Animal behavior is one of my passions, and my PhD research examined the potential effects of human disturbance on endangered African painted dogs (also known as African wild dogs). As human and animal interactions increase (and an “interaction” can range from a sighting to an animal eating flowers or vegetables from a backyard garden to a physical altercation between a human and animal), I’ve found myself becoming more interested in finding ways humans and animals can coexist.
