Fox News (June 26) – Some dogs find joy in bones and treats. John Rucker’s seven Boykin spaniels are excited about praise after finding ornate box turtles, a threatened species. “The dogs themselves are incredible tools for conservation,” says Dr. Matt Allender, the director of the Wildlife Epidemiology Laboratory at Illinois. “When we’re out trying to search for turtles, humans can find maybe one turtle every two and a half-to-four hours of searching time, whereas dogs can find four in an hour.”
