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Which animal population is the sniffer dog Tucker helping researchers study?
Which animal population is the sniffer dog Tucker helping researchers study?
What does Tucker search for in the water?
What does Tucker search for in the water?
What organization is Aimee Hurt associated with?
What organization is Aimee Hurt associated with?
Why are conservation canines becoming indispensable tools for biologists?
Why are conservation canines becoming indispensable tools for biologists?
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What is the status of the organization's dogs and their handlers?
What is the status of the organization's dogs and their handlers?
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What is the main role of sniffer dog Tucker in the research off the northwest coast of the United States?
What is the main role of sniffer dog Tucker in the research off the northwest coast of the United States?
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What is the purpose of collecting whale faeces in the research?
What is the purpose of collecting whale faeces in the research?
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What other species do the scientists study using detection dogs?
What other species do the scientists study using detection dogs?
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According to Aimee Hurt, why are conservation canines becoming indispensable tools for biologists?
According to Aimee Hurt, why are conservation canines becoming indispensable tools for biologists?
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Where is Working Dogs for Conservation based?
Where is Working Dogs for Conservation based?
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Sniffer dog Tucker uses his nose to help researchers find out why a killer whale population off the northwest coast of the United States is on the ______.
Sniffer dog Tucker uses his nose to help researchers find out why a killer whale population off the northwest coast of the United States is on the ______.
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He searches for whale faeces floating on the surface of the water, which are then ______ for examination.
He searches for whale faeces floating on the surface of the water, which are then ______ for examination.
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He is one of the elite team of detection dogs used by scientists studying a number of species including right whales and ______ whales.
He is one of the elite team of detection dogs used by scientists studying a number of species including right whales and ______ whales.
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Conservation canines are fast becoming indispensable tools for ______ according to Aimee Hurt, associate director and co-founder of Working Dogs for Conservation, based in Three Forks, Montana.
Conservation canines are fast becoming indispensable tools for ______ according to Aimee Hurt, associate director and co-founder of Working Dogs for Conservation, based in Three Forks, Montana.
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Over the last few years, though, so many new conservation dog projects have sprung up that Hurt can no longer keep ______ of them all.
Over the last few years, though, so many new conservation dog projects have sprung up that Hurt can no longer keep ______ of them all.
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