Dog helps sniff out invasive ants on California island
LOS ANGELES (AP) " Scientists assessing efforts to eradicate invasive ants on the Channel Islands off California have enlisted a four-legged expert to sniff out the destructive insects.A Golden Retriever named Tobias has lived for months with a handler on Santa Cruz Island. The specially-trained dog keeps its snout to the ground, searching for nests of Argentine ants that threatened the ecosystem after being introduced decades ago.Christina Boser, an ecologist with the Nature [...]
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