Hello all!
I personally love reading articles about how man's best friend is contributing to conserving some of the world's most imperiled species. I just came across this article talking about how Belgian Malionese dogs are being used in anti-poaching efforts in Assam, which is a critical area in India for rhinos, elephants and tigers. Do you know of any new examples of working dogs for conservation being used? Do you have any thoughts on seeing how a working dog could be useful in your work?
27 June 2017 11:09am
Countryfile Working Animals Compilation - 04:48 conservation dogs sniffing our bats and newts.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b08wysbf/countryfile-working-animals-compilation
27 June 2017 2:53pm
Awesome!
Jennifer Hartman
Rogue Detection Teams
3 January 2020 7:13pm
Hi jprobert, my name is Jennifer Hartman and I work with Rogue Detection Teams. I wanted to share some other resources for you if you are still interested in learning more about conservatin detection dogs and thier applications. From live animals, invasive species as well as scat and toxin surveys, our teams have conducted a great many projects around the world and we're happy to talk shop with you. There are also several other detection dog groups around the world and if you would like to be put in touch with them, we're happy to assist. Please let us know if we can help. We can be reached at contact@roguedogs.org or you can first check us out at roguedogs.org. Warm regards, Jennifer
Georg Strunck
Delft University of Technology
SPOTS | Strategic Protection Of Threatened Species
7 February 2025 4:27pm
Yes, Belgian Malinois dogs are very common nowadays to accompany park rangers in South Africa. 🐕🦺
The park I worked with had three of them, but training them is quite expensive, both time- and money-wise.
Still, they are incredibly good and worth this effort. We had them walk along after fencecuts and they led us right past all the snares laid by poachers. Not to say how fierce they can be if things get serious and their handler lets them loose on a target...
They also help the ground rangers sense natural dangers like lions etc. earlier, or also while otherwise occupied (with eg radio etc).
Thomas Starnes
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)