The Dog Lobby » refuge http://doglobby.org Information and resources to help us lobby for a better deal for dogs Mon, 14 May 2012 02:39:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Research Lab dog finds endangered animals http://doglobby.org/2009/research-lab-dog-finds-endangered-animals/ http://doglobby.org/2009/research-lab-dog-finds-endangered-animals/#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:53:15 +0000 Miraz http://doglobby.org/?p=259 This dog sniffs out endangered animals to help researchers.

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A chocolate Labrador is sniffing out endangered animals to help researchers:

Eastern Indigo snake.

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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