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Rescue Dog Sniffs Orca Poo for Research

2/9/2012

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Tucker the dog can sniff out orca poo. Did that grab your attention? Thought so... Based on the San Juan Island in the Pacific Northwest, the black labrador mix can lead orca researchers and conservationists to the Southern resident orca upto a mile away - so long as it is within 30 minutes of pooping (at which point the scat can sink or disperse). And what does Tucker get in return? Play time! 

The Puget Sound orca are an endangered population of only 85 individuals, so this may be exactly the help that researchers and conservationists need to find these orca whilst out on the water so that they can better study, understand and protect them. 

http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2019049003_whaledog02.html
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