Use of Scent-Detection Dogs to Survey for Giant Garter Snakes (Thamnophis gigas)
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Happy Tails – Walnut helps protect pond turtles through his volunteer job!
March 26, 2025 Search Dog Foundation Walnut was generously donated to SDF by Kaiser K9, Inc., and arrived on campus full of excitement and ready to get to work! His trainers were immediately enamored with this adorable, charming Lab, and…
Biologists Enlist Best Noses in Town to Protect At-risk Turtles
Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Point Reyes National Seashore, Presidio of San Francisco By Wildlife Biologist Katie Smith, Golden Gate National Recreation Area; and Science Communication Specialist Jessica Weinberg McClosky, San Francisco Bay Area Inventory & Monitoring Network May 2024…
Ecological Scent Detection Dogs: On the Lookout for Western Pond Turtle Nests!
MVSD’s Moorhen Marsh, a 21-acre freshwater constructed wetland, is home to approximately 150 western pond turtles (WPT), including nesting turtles. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife considers the western pond turtle (Actinemys marmorata)as a Species of Special Concern and…
Using Detection Dogs to Monitor Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Protect Aquatic Resources
Ecological scent detection dogs have assisted humans with biological surveys for over a century, and a wealth of peer-reviewed publications has resulted. Although use of scent detection dogs has expanded to become more formalized, it remains relatively limited within environmental…
