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What an inventive use of one of dogs' greatest superpowers, their noses.
I know. It seems so obvious when you think about it. This field of conservation dog detection has just only really exploded in the last 25 years. Like in the 90s, there were maybe 5, 10 papers published about the topic in a year. And by the late 2010s, it exploded up to at least 60 a year. So these dogs are sniffing out everything from invasive plants to endangered bugs on land. And in boats.
I know. It seems so obvious when you think about it. This field of conservation dog detection has just only really exploded in the last 25 years. Like in the 90s, there were maybe 5, 10 papers published about the topic in a year. And by the late 2010s, it exploded up to at least 60 a year. So these dogs are sniffing out everything from invasive plants to endangered bugs on land. And in boats.
I know. It seems so obvious when you think about it. This field of conservation dog detection has just only really exploded in the last 25 years. Like in the 90s, there were maybe 5, 10 papers published about the topic in a year. And by the late 2010s, it exploded up to at least 60 a year. So these dogs are sniffing out everything from invasive plants to endangered bugs on land. And in boats.
So on their second job ever, Colette and Jack were assigned to a really complicated project in which they were confined to a boat.
So on their second job ever, Colette and Jack were assigned to a really complicated project in which they were confined to a boat.
So on their second job ever, Colette and Jack were assigned to a really complicated project in which they were confined to a boat.
Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. You're telling me Jack can smell underwater?
Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. You're telling me Jack can smell underwater?
Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. You're telling me Jack can smell underwater?
You'll have to wait and see. Today on the show. Jack the Conservation Doggo, how canines like Jack help conservation biologists find the hidden, hard to find, and invisible, and the science of how they do it. I'm Emily Kwong. I'm Burleigh McCoy.
You'll have to wait and see. Today on the show. Jack the Conservation Doggo, how canines like Jack help conservation biologists find the hidden, hard to find, and invisible, and the science of how they do it. I'm Emily Kwong. I'm Burleigh McCoy.
You'll have to wait and see. Today on the show. Jack the Conservation Doggo, how canines like Jack help conservation biologists find the hidden, hard to find, and invisible, and the science of how they do it. I'm Emily Kwong. I'm Burleigh McCoy.
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