A chocolate Labrador is sniffing out endangered animals to help researchers:
Eastern Indigo snake. Photo bybsx.
Researchers are using a popular breed of dog to learn how rare indigo snakes are faring in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge.
C.J., a 7-year-old chocolate Lab, has a nose for more than indigo snakes. He has sniffed for spider monkeys in Nicaragua, big cats in Brazil and bats in New Mexico. …
C.J., who was rescued from a shelter, is trained to track different animals, including individual species of snakes, without confusion, said Kara Ravenscroft,C.J.’s handler. …
The dog’s sense of smell is good enough to lead searchers to snake droppings and skin that has been shed.
[Via : Research dog sniffs out reptiles - Florida AP - MiamiHerald.com.]
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