The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is set to launch a new canine unit through its Protection Branch this summer.
The new unit, consisting of five dogs and their conservation agent-handlers, will be stationed around the state and used as necessary to work throughout Missouri.
According to MDC, the capabilities of canines are extensive in conservation-related work, but common uses include tracking, evidence recovery, search and rescue, wildlife detection and public outreach programs. Another rapidly-growing use of canines is in the field of endangered and invasive species. There are currently 36 other states using dogs in their conservation efforts.
Retriever-style dog breeds were specifically purchased for the MDC program, which consists of three Labrador Retrievers and two German Shorthaired Pointers. The dogs will be used for a variety of enforcement investigations, such as evidence recovery and wildlife trafficking. They will also be used in public outreach programs a
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Sniffer dog Sammy takes part in a training to detect the Covid-19 (coronavirus), at K9 Detection center, in Bredene, western Belgium, on March 3, 2021. (Photo by JAMES ARTHUR GEKIERE / BELGA / AFP) / Belgium OUT
BANGKOK (Bernama): The one-year-two-month-old sniffer dog, Bravo is seen wagging its tail as it walked into a room at the Small Animal Hospital Chulalongkorn University where it sniffed at six canisters.
The Labrador Retriever sat down in front of one canister while an officer in Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) suit marked the canister. Bravo had detected the perspiration scent of a Covid-19 patient.
Bravo is one of the six Labrador Retriever trained by Chulalongkorn University’s Faculty of Veterinary Science to detect Covid-19 patients, both symptomatic and asymptomatic, with an accuracy of 94.8 per cent.
17 May 2021 / 15:00 H. Pix for representational purpose only/BERNAMA
BANGKOK: The one-year-two-month-old sniffer dog, Bravo is seen wagging its tail as it walked into a room at the Small Animal Hospital Chulalongkorn University where it sniffed at six canisters.
The Labrador Retriever sat down in front of one canister while an officer in Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) suit marked the canister. Bravo had detected the perspiration scent of a COVID-19 patient.
Bravo is one of the six Labrador Retriever trained by Chulalongkorn University’s Faculty of Veterinary Science to detect COVID-19 patients, both symptomatic and asymptomatic, with an accuracy of 94.8 per cent.