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K9 Conservationists is hosted by Kayla Fratt, CDBC and co-founder of K9 Conservationists. Along with her two co-founders, she trains dogs to detect data. Support the work we do at patreon.com/k9conservationists.
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For this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Dr. Stotra Chakrabarti about safari science and his experience working in the field.
Science Highlight: Faecal sampling using detection dogs to study reproduction and health in North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis)
Links Mentioned in the Episode: None
Where you can find Dr. Stotra: Website | Twitter
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For this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Cesar Estien about urban ecology.
Science Highlight: None this week
Links Mentioned in the Episode:
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Where to find Cesar: Website | Twitter
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For this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla wraps up our discrimination series with a Q&A and provides some updates.
Science Highlight: None this week
Questions asked:
From Megan:
How to “mix” discriminants/control things into your one sample without containing it?
Any good ideas for avoiding over discrimination/specification with limited samples?
Should we swab the storage rooms?
Any ideas for promoting generalisation across individuals, stages, phases with very few samples?
Testing for generalisation vs. specification before imprinting on target /deploying?
From Janna
Is discrimination training something they always do as a training step before fieldwork? Why? Or is it something they do if there is a challenge in fieldwork? And especially: what is their preferred method to do the training? Line-ups or go - no-go or search type scenarios? Why?
Links Mentioned in the Episode:
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For this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Rayanne Craven about medical alert service dogs.
Science Highlight: None this week
Links Mentioned in the Episode:
None
Where you can find Rayanne: Website
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For this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Dr. Leslie Eide from The Total Canine about canine sports medicine.
Science Highlight: None this week
Links Mentioned in the Episode:
None
Where you can find Leslie: Website | Facebook | Instagram
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For this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Lily Strassberg about organizing training based on target behavior.
Science Highlight: A Review of the Types of Training Aids Used for Canine Detection Training
Questions discussed:
Why does it matter to think about target behavior when training?
Can you give a few examples of training scenarios that you may use based on their target?
How does the odor behavior itself affect this?
Why is it important to plan to train (not test) our dogs as we prepare to be deployment-ready?
What other factors may come into play when planning your progression/training plan?
Links Mentioned in the Episode:
None
Where you can find Lily: Facebook | Instagram
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For this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Jamie Coon and Nathan Alexander about a paper they published about safety and inclusion for queer ecologists.
Science Highlight: None this week
What unique barriers do LGBTQ+ folks face when it comes to ecology, and fieldwork in particular?
Strain of identity disclosure
Negative fieldwork experiences and career trajectories
Cis/heteronormativity
Links Mentioned in the Episode:
Best practices for LGBTQ+ inclusion during ecological fieldwork
American Ornithological Society
Where you can find Nathan: Twitter
Where you can find Jamie: Twitter | ResearchGate
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For our sixth episode of our odor discrimination series, Kayla talks with Paul Bunker from Chiron K9 about generalization and discrimination.
Science Highlight: None this week
Links Mentioned in the Episode:
None
Where you can find Paul: Website | Instagram
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For our fifth episode of our odor discrimination series, Kayla talks about the odor discrimination work K9 Conservationists did with Action for Cheetahs in Kenya.
Science Highlight: None this week
Links Mentioned in the Episode:
None
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For our fourth episode of our odor discrimination series, Kayla speaks with Caroline Finlay from Conservation Detection Dogs Northern Ireland about moss discrimination.
Science Highlight: Relative abundance of endangered San Joaquin kit foxes (Vulpes macrotis mutica) based on scat-detection dog surveys
Links Mentioned in the Episode:
Canine detection of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in laboratory and field settings
Where to find Caroline: Website | Facebook | Instagram
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