UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST
Man’s best research partner
A dog’s ability to smell is believed to be between 1,000 and 10,000 times better than humans. The right dog can be trained to track anything that emits an odour whether it’s flora, fauna, on land, or even under the sea!
Because they can smell what we can’t see, dogs are used in conservation to track rare animals, detect pest species, and locate threatened native plants.
Sniffing out solutions
The program at USC is the first of its kind in Australia. Our aim is to find new ways to use detection dogs to protect Australia’s biodiversity and provide immediate benefits to the community like stopping the spread of cane toads, and protecting koala populations. Our work is grounded in research and focused on producing effective results, which is why it’s run as not-for-profit from within a university.
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