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Pilot Study for the Use of Scent-Detection Dogs in Surveys for the Endangered Pima Pineapple Cactus
Prepared for: Arizona Department of Agriculture Deborah Atkinson 1688 W. Adams Street Phoenix, AZ 85007 Prepared by: H. T. Harvey & Associates H. T. Harvey & Associates conducted a study to assess the efficacy of using ecological scent-detection dogs to…
Arizona Highways magazine: Uncommon Scents
For decades, search dogs have been used to sniff out narcotics and explosives and help find victims of earthquakes and floods. Now, they’re being used for conservation, searching for things such as salamanders, orchids and rare plants in Northern Arizona…
SFGate article: These adorable dogs are fighting California plant poachers
From desert cactus to endangered orchids, these dogs do it all By James Bartlett Aug 12, 2024 The mission took place in the early morning on a vast private ranch in Williams, Arizona, and the operatives were excited and ready…
Desert Museum Blog: Sniffing out the Elusive Pima Pineapple Cactus
The usefulness of detection dogs to our society seems just to grow and grow. Detection dogs have been trained to find explosives, illegal drugs, currency, gourmet fungus, human remains, contraband electronics, firearms, termites, bed bugs, cancerous tumors and low blood…