[PCA] FW: [Botany] using search dogs to locate rare plants

[Larry Morse]

>From Steve Young of New York Heritage. --  LEM

Larry Morse
Washington, D.C.
larry.morse.dc at earthlink.net
(Larry.E.Morse at LEM-Natural-Diversity.com)
(202)-543-2488
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> [Original Message]
> From: Steve Young <smyoung at gw.dec.state.ny.us>
> To: listserve botany <botany at lists.natureserve.org>
> Date: 11/1/2007 1:43:36 PM
> Subject: [Botany] using search dogs to locate rare plants
>
> Have any of you ever considered using dogs to sniff out rare plants? I
have always thought it would be a good possibility but never pursued it
until now.
>
> I recently corresponded with an organization who trains dogs to locate
invasive plants and asked them about work looking for rare plants. Here is
their response.
>
> Yes, we have thought about it and are currently doing it. We've been
working
> in Oregon this past year training detection dogs to locate rare prairie
> plants. Were just in the beginning stages of training and testing but
things
> look very promising. I'd be happy to share our final report with you once
> we've completed the project. We should have all our results complied by
> summer/fall of 2008.
>
> We have no contacts there that are involved in detection work, but if you
> have specific questions or think you might want to pursue using trained
dog
> handler teams on specific plants then feel free to contact me.
>
> Best regards, Alice
>
> Alice Whitelaw
> Working Dogs for Conservation Foundation
> 52 Eustis Road
> Three Forks, Montana  59752
> 406-285-9019
> wd4c at imt.net 
>
> www.workingdogsforconservation.org 
>
>
> Steve Young
> Chief Botanist
> New York Natural Heritage Program
> 625 Broadway, 5th Floor
> Albany, NY 12233-4757
>
> 518-402-8951
> 518-402-8925 FAX
> smyoung at gw.dec.state.ny.us
> website: www.nynhp.org
>
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