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Scientists at the University of Washington are putting rescue dogs to work for science. The Conservation Canines are helping to save endangered species from the Jemez Mountains of New Mexico to the Alberta tar sands.
Scientists at the University of Washington are using rambunctious rescue dogs to track down endangered species in their natural habitat. The Conservation Canines work all over the world — tracking elephants in Africa and Orcas in the Pacific. Professor Samuel Wasser tells host Steve Curwood about their work chasing salamanders and in the controversial tar-sands area of Alberta.