In honor of National Dog Day, meet the special canines helping researchers protect wildlife.

I recently read a wonderful children's book 1 titled Conservation Canines: How Dogs Work for the Environment written by the award-winning environmental writer, conservation photographer, and ...

Dogs and their sensitive noses are known for finding people during search and rescue efforts, sniffing out drugs and even diseases like cancer. But the powerful canine nose can also act like radar for ...

With a hunting success rate that puts lions to shame and social bonds tight enough to share food without a fight, African ...

Once an iconic native bird ubiquitous to the Irish landscape, Europe's largest wading bird, the curlew, is now threatened with extinction and disappearing from the Irish countryside. Over the last 40 ...

Dogs have been working with people for centuries. Think hunting dogs, herding dogs, police dogs or search and rescue dogs. But have you heard of conservation dogs? Conservation dogs fall mainly into ...

I recently read a wonderful children's book 1 titled Conservation Canines: How Dogs Work for the Environment written by the award-winning environmental writer, conservation photographer, and ...

Pepin is famous for going to work after just 9 weeks of training, finding 52 scats in a single day.With unemployment at an all time low, it seems controversial that some very solid jobs are going to ...

Man’s best friend isn’t just cute and cuddly; dogs can also be powerful tracking tools. Image Credit: Couleur/Pixabay The secret behind a dog’s tracking skills resides within the creature’s robust ...

Simply put, conservation dogs are canines specially trained in sniffing out evidence of specific wildlife species that scientists are seeking to learn more about for one reason or another. Most ...