discussion / Conservation Dogs  / 6 April 2021

Training methodology for canine scent detection of a critically endangered lagomorph: a conservation case study

"This paper describes the training methodology used to investigate the ability of a scent detection dog to locate live riverine rabbits (Bunolagus monticularis) in their natural habitat, and to determine how species-specific the dog was towards the target scent in a controlled environment."

https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-vertebrate-biology/volume-69/issue-3/jvb.20092/Training-methodology-for-canine-scent-detection-of-a-critically-endangered/10.25225/jvb.20092.full?fbclid=IwAR3pULBfD7NffSU4xupuLafBhCgOq0PNhZet-D2EMOfGBUFU7fYCo3ndSGQ