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Poop-hunting dogs deployed to save wildlife along Joshua Tree highway
Original: This Joshua Tree highway keeps killing wildlife. Enter the poop-hunting dogs
A highway near Joshua Tree is repeatedly killing wildlife crossing the road, prompting an unusual response: dogs trained to sniff out animal scat. Researchers are using the dogs to locate droppings and track which species are using the area and where they cross, data that can guide protections such as fencing or wildlife crossings. The story, reported by the Los Angeles Times, highlights the growing toll roads take on desert animals and the creative conservation methods emerging to reduce roadkill.
Why now: The unusual use of scat-detecting dogs to address a deadly wildlife corridor near Joshua Tree is drawing attention to roadkill and conservation efforts.
Evidence
- This Joshua Tree highway keeps killing wildlife. Enter the poop-hunting dogs · Los Angeles Times
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