discussion / Conservation Dogs  / 2 March 2021

"One of the ‘world’s worst’ invasive species"

A news article regarding the invasive North American red-eared slider turtle in Australia and the use of dogs to support conservation efforts.

"Ash and Bunya can detect the red-eared pest from more than 100 metres away and are specially trained to ignore other species of turtles."

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/one-of-the-world-s-worst-invasive-species-is-threatening-our-turtle-population-20210228-p576in.html