In this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla talks about breaking into the field of conservation detection dogs. Links Mentioned in the Episode: N/A Science Highlight: None You can support the K9 …
CWD Dogs with Brenna Aizen
In this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Brenna Aizen from the Penn Vet Wildlife Futures Program about dogs sniffing out chronic wasting disease. Links Mentioned in the Episode: …
Getting into Grad School with Dr. Charles van Rees
In this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla is back with Dr. Charles van Rees to talk about getting into grad school. Links Mentioned in the Episode: Science Highlight: Trail vs. …
Cheetah Conservation Fund Dogs with Tim Hofmann
In this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Tim Hofmann, the Scat Dog Handler, Research Manager and Research Coordinator at Cheetah Conservation Fund about his PhD research using detection …
Hot Takes with Paul Bunker & Meg Barnes
In this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Paul Bunker and Meg Barnes about hot takes in the conservation dog training community. Links Mentioned in the Episode: Science Highlight: …
Plants & Puppies with Kat Serafina
In this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Kat Serafina about plants and puppies. Links Mentioned in the Episode: Science Highlight: An approach to identify bias in scent detection …
Detection Dogs and Non-Invasive Wildlife Monitoring
As our understanding of wildlife ethics advances, non-invasive methods of monitoring are becoming increasingly sought after. As part of this trend, conservation detection dogs are emerging as one of the …
We Can’t Do It All, We Can’t Do It Alone
We’ve been quiet for the past few months. Part of that is due to the natural lull in our fieldwork in the winter. But things have also been pretty crazy …
Detecting Tea-tree Fingers Fungus with Dr. Nick Rutter and Shari Barmos
In this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks to Zoos Victoria Wildlife Detection Dog Officer Dr Nick Rutter and Human Surveyor Shari Barmos about Detection Dog Daisy searching for the …
Sensitivity and Specificity Gone Wrong with Courtney Brown
In this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Courtney Brown from Einstein K9 about search and rescue, handler scent discrimination, and sensitivity and specificity. Links Mentioned in the Episode: …