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Detection dogs and DNA on the trail of endangered lizards

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Phys.org

Publication Date
2019-10-30

Detection dogs trained to sniff out the scat of an endangered lizard in California's San Joaquin Valley, combined with genetic species identification, could represent a new noninvasive sampling technique for lizard conservation worldwide. That is according to a study published today from the University of California, Davis, in partnership with the nonprofit Working Dogs for Conservation, U.S. Geological Survey and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.

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https://phys.org/news/2019-10-dogs-dna-trail-endangered-lizards.html