Detection Dogs Can Sniff Out Wildlife

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Pinkerton, the scat-detection dog. Photo: Joseph Orkin.A collaboration between researchers in the U.S. and China and local Chinese police shows that a police detection dog can be trained to sniff out the poop of endangered primates - and using local dogs and handlers saves thousands of dollars.Read about this project in my latest PLOS Ecology Blog post: Detection Dogs Sniff Out the Droppings of Endangered Primates.

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