June 21st, the longest day of the year, is for that reason World Giraffe Day. Join the RECaP lab in celebrating the beauty and gracefulness of the tallest animal on earth. Thanks to MSU Today for doing a lovely piece on the work that Arthur Muneza is conducting to assess Giraffe Skin Disease in Ruaha National Park, Tanzania. Link to article. 

Arthur Muneza has received the highly prestigious American Society for Mammalogists African Graduate Student Research Fund to support his research on Giraffe Skin Disease and giraffe-lion interactions in Ruaha National Park, Tanzania. Thanks to the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources for publicizing this award.