How can Wildlife Detection Dogs contribute to effective biodiversity conservation in Europe? (Symposium)
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Programme
| Tuesday, July 7, 2026 |
| 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM |
| Room CM.1.26 |
Speakers and Presentation Titles
Ms. Nikki Glover
The University of Salford
Environmental Effects of Soil Structure and Channelled Distance on Detection Dog Efficiency for Triturus cristatus
Dr. Annegret Grimm-Seyfarth
Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research GmbH - UFZ
How can wildlife detection dogs contribute to effective biodiversity conservation in Europe?
Dr. Tim Hofmann
Cheetah Conservation Fund
Improving detection dog field surveys through experimental transects
Dr. Denise Karp
Artenspürhunde Schweiz
From Training to Field Performance: Assessing Detection Dog Quality for Scientific Credibility
Veronika Koch
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Wildlife detection dogs in amphibian monitoring: A case study on the natterjack toad (Epidalea calamita)
Ms. Aline Luescher
Wideso Wildlife Detection Solutions
Comparison of the search efficiency of Japanese beetle detectiondogs in soils with different ventilation levels
Dr. Leopold Slotta-bachmayr
Naturschutzhunde
Finding the infindable
Ms. Alice Sparks
Apopo
African Giant Rats in Wildlife Crime Detection at Tanzanian Transport Hubs
Dr. Hilde Vervaecke
Odisee University of Applied Sciences
Detection Dogs for Wild Boar Carcass Searches in African Swine Fever Control: Survey of Practices
Ms. Louise Wilson
Conservation K9 Consultancy
Professional Standards and Ethical Application: Ensuring Welfare and Credibility in Conservation Detection Dog Work
Dr. Helen Zulch
University Of Lincoln
The impact of training method on odour generalisation in detection dogs
