I am thrilled to team up with Rogue Detection Teams‘ co-founders Heath Smith and Jennifer Hartman and their canine guests for a virtual chat about dogs in conservation on Monday, April 25 at 5 pm PST / 7 pm CT / 8 pm EST.
The event, hosted by Honest Dog Books, is free, but you must register to attend.
I will present my book Conservation Canines: How Dogs Work for the Environment, and I will be speaking with Heath and Jennifer about what it’s like to have conservation canines as cowoofers, all the fascinating species and data that conservation canines help detect, and stories of dogs working to protect the environment around the world. There will also be a fun demo showing how rescue dogs work with humans to find endangered wildlife.
The Rogue Detection Teams is a conservation detection dog program based in Washington state, with operations around the world. They advocate for adopting fetch-obsessed dogs from shelters that might not otherwise be adopted into a home environment, and they teach these supposed unwanted, last-chance dogs how to search for data from endangered species.
The rescue dogs work alongside their bounders (canine handlers) to become detection teams. Rogue Detection Teams’ work is non-invasive, meaning they do not handle the animals they are seeking data on, and in this way, they hope to be a resource for wildlife, shelter animals, and researchers who require data on rare or cryptic species in the wild.
Part of the proceeds of the books that you purchase through Honest Dog Books during this event will be donated to Alli’s Fund for Retiring Canines. I hope to see you there!
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