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NORTH AMERICA
2007
Fielded conservation dog/handler teams:
- Idaho and Montana: Fisher scat detection for the United States Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station.
- California: Kit fox scat searches for
the La Paloma Conservation Preserve, LLC.
- California: Kit fox scat searches for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
- Montana: Training and deployment for detection of the noxious weed, Dyers woad (Isatis tinctoria) with Montana State University.
- Idaho and Montana: Black bear, grizzly bear, wolf, and cougar scat detection for the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Centennial Carnivore Connectivity Project.
Research:
- Individual identification of snow leopard scats in collaboration with the International Snow Leopard trust .
- Oregon: Initial training for the detection of a threatened prairie plant, Kincaid's lupine (Lupinus sulphureus spp. kincaidii) in collaboration with the Oregon Wildlife Institute.
K9 and Handler Training:
- New Jersey: Dog and handler follow up training and assessment for bobcat and pine snake detection program for New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife.
Please contact us if you wish to discuss the other international and North American projects in progress and those planned for 2008.
2006
Fielded conservation dog/handler teams:
- California: Kit fox scat searches for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
- Idaho and Montana: Black bear, grizzly bear, wolf, and cougar scat detection for the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Centennial Carnivore Connectivity Project.
- Montana: Dog and handler training and testing for detection of early incursions of spotted knapweed (Centaurea biebersteinii) for Montana State University.
2005
Fielded conservation dog/handler teams:
- Idaho and Montana: Black bear, grizzly bear, wolf, and cougar scat detection for the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Centennial Carnivore Connectivity Project.
- Colorado: Black-footed ferret detection for Colorado Division of Wildlife and the Bureau of Land Management.
- Montana: Wolf scat detection in collaboration with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; funded by the Twin Spruce Foundation.
- Montana: Dog and handler training and testing for detection of early incursions of spotted knapweed (Centaurea biebersteinii) for Montana State University.
K9 and Handler Training:
- New Jersey: Dog selection and handler training for bobcat and pine snake detection program for New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife.
2004
Fielded conservation dog/handler teams:
- Idaho and Montana: Black bear, grizzly bear, wolf, and cougar scat detection for the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Centennial Carnivore Connectivity Project.
- Nevada : Desert tortoise detection for the University of Redlands and the Desert Research Institute.
K9 and Handler Training:
- California : Dog selection and handler training in Hopland, CA, for University of CA, Berkeley, red and gray fox scat detection.
2003
Fielded conservation dog/handler teams:
- South Dakota : Black-footed ferret detection in collaboration with South Dakota State University, United State Fish and Wildlife Service, United State Forest Service, and the Black-footed Ferret Foundation.
- California : Kit fox scat searches in collaboration with the University of Washington and the Smithsonian Institution.
- California : Red and gray fox scat searches for the United States Geologic Survey.
K9 and Handler Training:
- Montana : Dog selection and handler training seminar in Missoula, MT, for University of CA, Berkeley, cougar scat detection.
2002
Fielded conservation dog/handler teams:
- Montana: Forensic search for illegally killed and snow-buried wolves in collaboration with United States Fish and Wildlife Service Law Enforcement, Montana State Fish, Wildlife & Parks.
- California : Kit fox natal den searches in collaboration with the University of Washington and the Smithsonian Institution.
2001
Fielded conservation dog/handler teams:
- Montana : Black-footed ferret detection in collaboration with United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
- Montana : Lynx scat searches for United States Forest Service.
- California : Kit fox scat research project in collaboration with the University of Washington and the Smithsonian Institution.
Research:
- Washington : Discrimination scent-testing between kit and red fox scats in collaboration with the University of Washington, Smithsonian Institution, and PackLeader Dog Training.
2000
Fielded conservation dog/handler teams:
- California : Kit fox scat searches in collaboration with the University of Washington and the Smithsonian Institution.
Research:
- Montana : Discrimination scent-testing between grizzly and black bear scats in collaboration with the University of Montana and PackLeader Dog Training.
SOUTH AMERICA
2007
K9 and Handler Training:
- Argentina: Dog selection and handler training for detection of Andean cat scat for the "Conservation Transfrontier for the Andean Cat" in collaboration with Oxford University and the Museum of Natural Sciences, Salta, Argentina.
ASIA
2004
Consultation:
- Far East Russia: Discrimination scent-testing workshop in Lazo, Russia in collaboration with Amur Tiger Scent Dog Monitoring Project and Dr. Linda Kerley and Save the Tiger Fund.
AFRICA
2004
K9 and Handler Training:
- Kenya : Dog selection and handler training in Laikipia, Kenya, cheetah and African wild dog scat detection in collaboration with Samburu-Laikipia Wild Dog Project and the Tanzania Carnivore Project.
MICRONESIA
2004/2005/2006/2007
K9 and Handler Training:
- Guam: Extended conservation dog/handler team training for detection of brown tree snakes in collaboration with Dogwerks All Breed Training, contracted by U.S. Geological Survey for the deployment of conservation dog/handler teams to Guam and surrounding Pacific islands.
Photo by Brian Winford
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