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Gut Biome and Gastrointestinal Health Relationship in Captive Red Wolves with Morgan Bragg

On May 28, 2020, the Wolf Conservation Center offered a free webinar with Morgan Bragg about the relationship between the gut biome and gastrointestinal health in captive red wolves. Captive management of wildlife species, including the red wolf (Canis rufus), comes with challenges. Sometimes captive individuals display health disorders that are not generally described in the wild population. Retrospective studies have identified gastrointestinal (GI) diseases, in particular, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), as the second leading cause of captive adult red wolf mortality. Is there a relationship between the gut biome and gastrointestinal health of captive red wolves? The gut is filled with millions of bacteria that are vital to maintaining healthy gut, immune, and metabolism functions. Several factors, like diet, can influence the type of bacteria present in the gut and their abundance. If there is a change in the indigenous gut bacteria present and/or their abundance, it can lead to a decrease in immune function, nutrient uptake and gastrointestinal health. ABOUT THE SPEAKER Morgan Bragg is a Ph.D. student working in collaboration with George Mason University and the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute Center for Conservation Genomics and Center for Species Survival. Bragg’s dissertation focuses on host-microbiome-environmental interactions and their influence on host gut health in captive red and maned wolves. She recently received her Master's in 2019 from George Mason University where she studied the relationship between gut bacteria, diet and gastrointestinal health in red wolves. The Wolf Conservation Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit environmental education organization committed to conserving wolf populations in North America through science-based education programming and participation in the federal Species Survival Plans for the critically endangered Mexican gray wolf and red wolf. Through wolves, the WCC teaches the broader message of conservation, ecological balance, and personal responsibility for improved human stewardship of our World. For more information about wolves and the WCC's participation in wolf recovery, please visit www.nywolf.org and follow the WCC on Facebook (  / nywolforg  ) and Twitter (  / nywolforg  , and Instagram (  / wolfconservationcenter  )