Stay ConnectedWelcome to the K9 Conservationists podcast, where we’re positively obsessed with conservation detection dogs! Join us every week as we discuss detection dogs, ecology, conservation, dog behavior, training, and much more.
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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In this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Paul Bunker and Meg Barnes about hot takes in the conservation dog training community.
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Science Highlight: None this week!
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Where to find Meg: Website |Facebook |Instagram
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In this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Kat Serafina about plants and puppies.
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Science Highlight: An approach to identify bias in scent detection dog testing
Where to find Kat: Website | Facebook
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In this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks to Zoos Victoria Wildlife Detection Dog Officer Dr Nick Rutter and Human Surveyor Shari Barmos about Detection Dog Daisy searching for the critically endangered Tea-tree fingers fungus.
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Science Highlight: The fluid dynamics of canine olfaction: unique nasal airflow patterns as an explanation of macrosmia
This biologist and her rescue dog help protect bears in the Andes
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In this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Courtney Brown from Einstein K9 about search and rescue, handler scent discrimination, and sensitivity and specificity.
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Science Highlight: Conservation detection dogs: A critical review of efficacy and methodology
Problem Solving with Kayla Fratt
Where to find Courtney: Website | Facebook
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In this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Ellen Dymit from Oregon State University about Metabarcoding, SNPs, and microsatellites.
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Science Highlight: Training of Ecological Detection Dogs for Wolf Scat (Canis lupus)
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In this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Nicholas Magliocca about jaguars, Central American conservation, and the drug war.
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Jaguar conservation is caught in the crossfire of America's 'War on Drugs'
Where to find Nicolas: Website
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In this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Kerry Ryan from Dog Adventures Northwest about dog boarding.
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Science Highlight: Evaluating and integrating spatial capture–recapture models with data of variable individual identifiability
Where to find Kerry: Website | Facebook | Instagram
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In this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla speaks with Naomi Hodges and Dr. Jessica Thomas about Detection Dog Kip searching for Platypus burrows within Coranderrk Creek at Healesville Sanctuary
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Science Highlight: Conservation Detection Dogs Increase Efficacy for Prey Detection at Carnivore GPS Cluster Sites During Summer
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In this episode of K9 Conservationists, Kayla is back with Esther Matthews to talk about succulent anti-poaching detection dogs.
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Where to find Esther: Website | Instagram | Dog’s Instagram
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K9 Conservationists was THRILLED to have the amazing Lauren Wendt of Momentum K9 temporarily join our team to help out in Texas on ocelot surveys. This episode covers many of the challenges and lessons learned on a particularly tricky project. Be sure to listen to our last episode with James and Lisanne for background on ocelots in Texas.
Find Lauren at:
https://momentumk9training.com/
https://www.instagram.com/momentum_k9_training/
https://www.facebook.com/momentumk9llc
https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenmomentumk9/
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