Dogs can detect trafficked wildlife hidden in shipping containers from tiny air samples
- Written by Georgia Moloney, Researcher, School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Adelaide University
Wildlife trafficking is a global crisis impacting at least 4,000 species of plants and animals, including mammals, reptiles, birds, corals and rare plants.
A shocking case from 2025 involved the seizure of 3.7 tonnes of pangolin scales in Nigeria. These scales were believed to be sourced from more than 1,900 individual pangolins.
While this case...
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