An experimental assessment of detection dog ability to locate great crested newts (Triturus cristatus) at distance and through soil

NJ Glover, LE Wilson, A Leedale, R Jehle - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Detection dogs are increasingly used to locate cryptic wildlife species, but their use for
amphibians is still rather underexplored. In the present paper we focus on the great crested …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of auditory distraction on learning and task performance in working dogs

EL Sheldon, CJ Hart, DS Mills, CD Soulsbury… - Applied Animal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Distractions that lead to performance deficits in working dogs can be life-threatening to the
dog, its handler, and others. To reduce the impact of extraneous stimuli, distractors that are …

Diving in nose first: The influence of unfamiliar search scale and environmental context on the search performance of volunteer conservation detection dog–handler …

NJ Rutter, TJ Howell, AA Stukas, JH Pascoe… - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Conservation detection dogs (CDDs) are trained to locate biological
material from plants and animals of interest to conservation efforts and are often more …

Scent of a frog: Can conservation detection dogs be used to locate endangered amphibians in the wild?

DJ Gilbert, MJL Magrath, L Edwards… - … Science and Practice, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, the potential to locate endangered animals using scent trained detection
dogs (conservation detection dogs) has gained attention. Among vertebrates, conservation …

Conservation detection dogs: A critical review of efficacy and methodology

B McKeague, C Finlay, N Rooney - Ecology and Evolution, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Conservation detection dogs (CDD) use their exceptional olfactory abilities to assist a wide
range of conservation projects through the detection of target specimens or species. CDD …

On the trail of a critically endangered fungus: A world-first application of wildlife detection dogs to fungal conservation

MD Amor, S Barmos, H Cameron, C Hartnett… - Iscience, 2024 - cell.com
Plant and animal conservation have benefited from the assistance of wildlife detection dogs
(WDDs) since 1890, but their application to fungal conservation has not been trialed. In a …

[HTML][HTML] Hopping from one species to another–Training requirements of frog generalist detection dogs

N Hodgens, N Rutter, C Hauser, D Gilbert… - Applied Animal …, 2024 - Elsevier
Wildlife detection dog teams have been widely demonstrated to be a highly sensitive and
effective monitoring method. Sourcing suitable samples of target species with which to train …

Corrigendum to: Phylogenetics of the skyhoppers (Kosciuscola) of the Australian Alps: Evolutionary and conservation implications

KDL Umbers, RA Slatyer, NJ Tatarnic… - Pacific Conservation …, 2022 - CSIRO Publishing
The true biodiversity of Australia's alpine and subalpine endemics is unknown. Genetic
studies to date have focused on sub-regions and restricted taxa, but even so, indicate deep …

[PDF][PDF] Detection dogs provide a powerful method for conservation surveys

E Bennett, SN Florent, N Gill, C Hauser… - Austral …, 2022 - research.usc.edu.au
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remove this page Detection dogs provide a powerful method for conservation surveys …

A Critical Review of the Use of Wildlife Conservation Canines in Species-at-Risk Research

S Gadbois, L Elliott, M Flannery - Olfactory Research in Dogs, 2023 - Springer
Dogs as research assistants in wildlife conservation have been used since the twentieth
century. The experimental and quasi-experimental research on their efficiency, accuracy …