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Desert Botanical Garden uses trained dogs to sniff out endangered cactus
Center for Plant Conservation: Man’s Best Friend Helps Find Elusive Endangered Orchid
Dogs are known for their powerful olfactory senses and have been used by humans over the years to detect objects from drugs to electronics to truffles. This sensory superpower makes them the star of a captivating project at Desert Botanical…
Desert Botanical Garden, Garden Blog: Research Canines Are Helping the Garden Find These Rare and Endangered Arizona Orchids
BY GARDEN BLOG | SEP 16, 2022 | HORTICULTURE Meet Circe and Muon! They are two specially-trained dogs used in ecological research who are helping Desert Botanical Garden, U.S. Fish and Wildlife and the Smithsonian find rare and endangered orchids growing in southern Arizona. The…