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Poop detectives : working dogs in the field

by Wadsworth, Ginger,

Format: Print Book 2016
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Summary
How can dogs that sniff for excrement, urine, vomit, and mucus help protect animals from extinction?

In the race to save endangered animals, finding solutions now is critical.Scat-detection dogs like Wicket, Tucker, and Orbee are conservation heroes and pioneers in a cutting-edge field of science. Canine detectives use their super sense of smell to locate the scat of target animals. From loose bear dung to gooey whale poop, scat can tell scientists valuable information about an animal's sex, age, diet, and health-all without harming the animal or endangering the researcher.
Published Reviews
Booklist Review: "Poop can be a legitimate topic of scientific inquiry, and with their canine helpers, scientists are using animals' feces to gather data and make conservation decisions for endangered species. The book begins with a fascinating look at the special training and important jobs that canines take on in order to help scientists in the field. Using information gleaned directly from dog-handlers, veterinarians, biological scientists, and researchers, Wadsworth discusses the amazing adaptive abilities of dogs' olfactory functions and what qualities make dogs the perfect fit for the job of sniffing scat. Full-color photographs show dogs working in the desert, in the forest, and even on the open water, and reveal the synergy between humans and dogs. The narrative also emphasizes the lengths that scientists will go to protect endangered animals by studying their behavior patterns, their diets, and threats to their health. This book encourages readers to think about unconventional sources of information and the unusual methods of data collection necessary to scientific discovery.--Anderson, Erin Copyright 2016 Booklist"
From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.
Additional Information
Subjects Working Dogs for Conservation -- Juvenile literature.
Working Dogs for Conservation.
Detector dogs -- Training -- Juvenile literature.
Working dogs -- Training -- Juvenile literature.
Detector dogs -- Juvenile literature.
Detector dogs -- Training.
Working dogs -- Training.
Detector dogs.
Publisher Watertown, MA :Charlesbridge,2016
Language English
Description 80 pages : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
Bibliography Notes Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 9781580896504
1580896502
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