Rescue Dogs Lend Their Sense of Smell to Wildlife Research
Photo credit: visualpanic / Creative Commons It may not be glamorous, but collecting an analyzing scat is one of the best ways conservationists can monitor and asses the health of individual animals and entire populations. Not only does the scat contain traces of toxins that indicate pollution levels in the habitat, it also contains hormones that provide insight into the animal’s nutritional, immune, and reproductive heal… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Rescue Dogs Lend Their Sense of Smell to Wildlife Research
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