Wicket, a Labrador retriever mix, steals through clumps of dried knapweed along the banks of Greenough Park. It’s a gray April day, and alternating rain and light snow have made the dead leaves soggy…
Story by Alex Sakariassen; photos by Chad Harder
Near Lolo Pass, along Montana’s border with Idaho, a light drizzle falls on larches lining steep mountainsides. Pepin, a tall, lanky, fawn-colored dog with a dark muzzle, paces in the back of the car…
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Researchers and environmentalists are experimenting with a new method for collecting biological samples in the wild. They're using trained tracking dogs to sniff out everything from rare plants to moose pellets. Brian Mann joined the hunt in New York's Adirondack Mountains: The Environment Report