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Judi Lynn

(160,620 posts) Sun Aug 26, 2018, 07:45 PM Aug 2018

Meet an ivory trafficker's 'worst nightmare'


26 August 2018



A groundbreaking technique looks set to turn man's best friend into a trafficker's worst nightmare.

It will allow dogs to sniff out ivory, rhino horn and other illegal wildlife products hidden in large shipping containers, using a tiny sample of air.

The method is being trialled at Kenya's Mombasa port - said to be Africa's most active hub for ivory trafficking.

According to one report, more than 18,000kg of ivory was seized at the port between 2009 and 2014.

More:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-45288429
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Meet an ivory trafficker's 'worst nightmare' (Original Post) Judi Lynn Aug 2018 OP
I wish the dog could get the poacher before the elephant or rhino was killed. sinkingfeeling Aug 2018 #1
+1 2naSalit Aug 2018 #2
With respect to worse nightmares: Marcuse Aug 2018 #3
Gee. I wish I looked as brave and macho as Qusay. 3Hotdogs Aug 2018 #4
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