National Public Radio’s (NPR) Morning Edition recently broadcast a story on conservation detection dogs which featured several of Dave Vesely’s Belgian sheepdogs that are trained to find western pond turtle nests, Kincaid’s lupine, and other wildlife species. The story was written by NPR science reporter, Adam Cole, who followed Vesely’s dogs Knife and Rogue during a cold, rainy training session. Photos for the NPR website were taken by Pulitzer-winning photographer, Rob Finch
The interview and photos can still be seen at:
http://www.npr.org/2013/09/03/192798179/the-latest-in-scientific-field-equipment-fidos-nose
More information about the OWI conservation detection dogs can be found here.
