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Sniffing Out Trouble: Meet the Canine Conservationists Protecting Alberta's Waterways
Photo: Peter Law / Unsplash
For over a decade, Alberta's provincial government has successfully deployed a dedicated team of riverine sniffer dogs to detect and prevent invasive zebra and golden mussels from colonizing local lakes and rivers. These hardworking black labs use their incredible sense of smell to safeguard Canada's aquatic ecosystems from ecological damage.
For over a decade, Alberta’s provincial government has successfully deployed a dedicated team of riverine sniffer dogs to detect and prevent invasive zebra and golden mussels from colonizing local lakes and rivers. These hardworking black labs use their incredible sense of smell to safeguard Canada’s aquatic ecosystems from ecological damage.