Use of a scent-detection dog for sea turtle nest monitoring of three sea turtle species in Florida (IMAGE)

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Use of a scent-detection dog for sea turtle nest monitoring of three sea turtle species in Florida

Caption

Detection dog final response behavior at green turtle nesting site. The detection dog presenting a final response (sit) at a green turtle nesting site. The nesting site encompassed the disturbed area, with clear signs of sand being thrown into a mound between the up-crawl and the down-crawl. The eggs were located approximately 55 cm under sand where the dog’s nose is pictured. Printed under a CC BY license, with permission from Disney Worldwide Services, Inc., original copyright 2017.

Credit

Lindborg et al., 2023, PLOS ONE, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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CC BY

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