Spartina dogs
Many of us who attended the 2017 NZPCN conference in Hokitika had the pleasure of meeting Tahi the Chilean needle grass detecting dog trained by Fiona Thomson. Did you know there are other dogs which have been trained to detect other invasive plant species which threaten our native ecosystems? To learn more about the Spartina dogs head to the New Zealand Coastal Restoration Network website.
Posted: 01/05/2020