- Feb 5, 2002
- 183,879
- 67,043
- Country
- United States
- Gender
- Female
- Faith
- Catholic
- Marital Status
- Married
- Politics
- US-Others
A super skilled sniffer dog called Freya is helping to track down highly-endangered great crested newts in an attempt to save the species.
The six-year-old English springer spaniel’s powerful nose can sniff out the semi-aquatic creatures even when they are hiding underground, say scientists who found that Freya was able to locate the newts 87% of the time.
The great crested newt is a species of special conservation concern across the UK as well as central and northern Europe.
While much is known about their life in the water, little is known about their behaviors on land, as they’re often underground and out of sight in mammal burrows or rocky crevices. By being so hidden, it’s difficult to gather data about them.
Continued below.
www.goodnewsnetwork.org
The six-year-old English springer spaniel’s powerful nose can sniff out the semi-aquatic creatures even when they are hiding underground, say scientists who found that Freya was able to locate the newts 87% of the time.
The great crested newt is a species of special conservation concern across the UK as well as central and northern Europe.
While much is known about their life in the water, little is known about their behaviors on land, as they’re often underground and out of sight in mammal burrows or rocky crevices. By being so hidden, it’s difficult to gather data about them.
Continued below.
This Super Sniffer Dog Can Help Save the Endangered Species of Great Crested Newts
While Freya the English springer spaniel had two false positives during the first run-through, she had an 87% success rate overall.
www.goodnewsnetwork.org
