Dion,
There would be no problem training a dog to scent Night Parrot. You can train
dogs to scent anything from explosives to termites. Might need more than one
though. A lot of potential habitat to cover.
Cheers,
Carl Clifford
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On 06/06/2012, at 15:59, "Dion Hobcroft" <> wrote:
> I have often wondered why no-one has trained a dog to search for Night
> Parrot. Get them tracking Ground Parrots and then move to the desert with a
> muzzle (to avoid eating 1080 baits and Night Parrots). Our Kiwi friends use
> this strategy successfully for finding Kakapo.
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