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Conservation dogs perform vital roles across Australia. Some are guardians protecting wildlife from predators while others put their powerful sense of smell to use as sniffer dogs or detection dogs.
With the right training, dogs can sniff out more than 90% of COVID cases.
Dogs have such sensitive noses that they can be trained to detect the odors of crop pests, endangered species, illegal drugs – and diseases like COVID-19.
We’re working with professional trainers in South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales to train dogs to sniff out COVID-19. They could be highly valuable in managing the spread of infection.
Imagine being able to detect a smell from more than a kilometre away. Dogs can sniff out things from a greater distance than that.
There are many ways to reduce harm from drugs at music festivals beyond the much publicised pill testing. Here’s what else we can do.
Security in cities can make some people feel safe while excluding others. New ways of planning and policing public space are needed to ensure cities are safe and accessible for all.
Elephants have the highest count of olfactory receptor genes of any species tested to date. This suggests that they may be the best smellers in the animal kingdom.
New research is narrowing the gap, creating technology with the detecting capabilities of canines but without the downsides of relying on a biological system.
Sniffer dogs are great at finding gorillas in thick forest – but it comes at a price.
Police sniffer dog breeding and training is set for reform. as a team of scientists begin to create a chemical profile to…
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Associate Professor, School of Animal and Veterinary Science, Adelaide University
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One Health Lecturer, School of Animal and Veterinary Science, Adelaide University
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Professor of Wildlife Conservation, University of Salford
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PhD Candidate, School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Professor, National Drug Research Institute / enAble Institute, Curtin University
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Researcher in Koala, Detection Dogs, Conservation Genetics and Ecology, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Senior Research Scientist, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
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Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida International University
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Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Deakin University
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Researcher, School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Adelaide University
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