K9 Conservationists

Airports to Moors: Invasive Species Mitigation with Grant Blackley

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In this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Grant Blackley from Orkney Native Wildlife Project about transitioning from airport screening detection dogs to working with conservation detection dogs.

Science Highlight: Olfaction-based Detection Distance: A Quantitative Analysis of How Far Away Dogs Recognize Tortoise Odor and Follow It to Source

What is similar between airport detection and conservation detection?

  • Dog care is the same; health checks, etc.
  • Training foundations are similar
  • Educating the public is the same for both

    • What things are different?

    • Quick controlled rewards in the airport vs toy rewards for conservation
    • Dogs on leash at all times in the airport, can be off leash for conservation
    • Taught to speak a lot to airport detection dogs, but not for conservation
    • Overall search styles are different
    • Small differences in training elements
    • All airport dogs are trained the same, conservation dogs trained individually
    • Different hours of work, different work environment
    • More human sided work with airport detection vs conservation
    • There is more work and funding for airport detection

      • Links Mentioned in the Episode: None

      Where to find Grant Blackley: Website | Facebook

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