Canine Assistants for Conservationists

Combining camera-trapping and noninvasive genetic data in a spatial capture–recapture framework improves density estimates for the jaguar

“…Between November 10 and December 3 2008 we collected scats in SCNP with the help of scat detector dogs (Long et al, 2007;Smith et al, 2001), trained to search for scats from jaguar and puma. One dog-handler team walked 180.94 km during 21 transects along the roads of SCNP, covering an area of approximately 506 km 2 .…”

A non-invasive faecal survey for the study of spatial ecology and kinship of solitary felids in the Viruá National Park, Amazon Basin

“…The area has a sampling infrastructure that includes a trail system forming a 5x5 some faeces were collected with the help of a scat detector dog (Smith et al 2001). …”

Multiple species inventory and monitoring technical guide

“…Multiple Species Inventory and Monitoring Technical Guide find mammal scats for genetic analysis (Smith et al 2001, Wasser et al 2001) is a developing field and has promise as a multiple species detection technique. This technique has been used primarily in arid environments, and research to compare detector dogs with traditional detection methods is uncommon.…”