Maggie -- Conservation Dog (IMAGE)

University of California - Berkeley

Maggie -- Conservation Dog

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Maggie, a Labrador retriever mix, was one of two dogs trained by UC Berkeley researchers to detect the scat of certain species as part of a research project to improve wildlife surveys. She is shown here at the Hopland Research and Extension Center, a UC research field station in Mendocino County. Dogs are trained to lie down when they find their target, and their successes are rewarded with play sessions.

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Photo by Nancy Haggerty/Marin Humane Society

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