Seven Boykin spaniels trained to sniff out turtles by their owner John Rucker helped the Saint Louis Zoo find and tag the box turtles living at the zoo's new WildCare Park These dogs have a nose for ...
Q. I recently read about a dog in Florida trained to find some kind of rare turtle. I know dog breeds have been taught to ...
Iowa researchers have implemented an innovative method to help conserve a species that once thrived on the state's prairies — the ornate box... Good Girl! These Dogs Are Helping Save Habitats By ...
John Rucker was a high school English teacher in North Carolina when he stumbled upon something interesting: Whenever he took his two dogs hiking, they would run into the tall grass and bring him back ...
JOHNSON COUNTY — In a copse of trees in Johnson County, birdsong trilled over the sound of nearby cars on Monday. In this small patch of wilderness, hidden away behind houses and businesses, John ...
JOHNSON COUNTY, Iowa-- A group of Boykin Spaniels is helping a threatened species one hunt at a time. The dogs from Montana are specially trained to sniff out and retrieve turtles. "They spontaneously ...
With the help of Boykin spaniels who sniff out ornate box turtles hiding in prairie grass, researchers are able to monitor turtle health. They say the turtles are sentinels of environmental and ...
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Cats, Dogs, Turtles, and a Lizard Saved After an Ohio Apartment Exploded originally appeared on PetHelpful. A tragic explosion in Ohio has had a happy ending for several animals that were rescued by ...
FRANKLIN GROVE, Ill. — A team of Illinois researchers is using dogs to track down a threatened species of turtle. Researchers think ornate box turtles, once living in half of Illinois’ 102 counties, ...