'Wonder dog' sniffing out endangered birds
Submitted by Chickowee on 12 Mar 2015.
A one-of-a-kind dog has been specially trained to help conservationists find and protect endangered birdlife on the Gold Coast.
Penny the English springer spaniel is the first of a new breed of conservation detection dogs. Dogs work in a wide range of detecting roles: explosives, drugs, and quarantine. But Penny has been trained to specifically sniff out the endangered eastern bristlebird.
Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary trainer Shannon Maguire says it is a new field of conservation research.
