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School Library Journal
Reviewed on October 1, 2016 | Elementary
Gr 3–7—Scat can tell scientists a lot about an animal's age, gender, diet, and health without harming the animal or the researcher. Scat-detection dogs are conservation heroes that use their amazing sense of smell to locate the feces, urine, horn, and hair of a targeted animal. This elite group of canines travel the world to help...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on October 1, 2016
Readers will likely be familiar with dogs that work with law enforcement and ranchers or those that provide assistance to people with disabilities. They may be surprised to learn that there are dogs that perform a critical task for wildlife ecologists and biologists: animal scat detection. The fecal matter of many animals provides clues to their health, and studying poop allows re...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on April 1, 2016
Some dogs perform a critical task for wildlife ecologists and biologists: animal scat detection. The fecal matter of many animals provides clues to t...Log In or Sign Up to Read More