Key Fact:
A dog’s nose can detect scents up to 100,000 times better than a human’s.
Why these dogs are heroes:
KEY FACT:
Sniffer dogs are fast and efficient. At [redacted] Airport in [redacted], they search up to 700,000 pieces of cargo every day.
Key Fact:
Canines for Conservation is now working at [redacted] Airport in [redacted] – the largest cargo handler on the continent.
Our well-trained sniffer dogs are...
- INCORRUPTIBLE
- ACCURATE, EFFICIENT, & FAST
- A POWERFUL DETERRENT TO POACHERS & TRAFFICKERS
- AN ELEPHANT’S BEST FRIEND
- Highly trained and expertly handled, our sniffer dogs are deployed in airports, seaports, and at border checkpoints to detect wildlife contraband.
- Our dogs are also working in the field, tracking poachers from their kill sites directly to their hideouts. And their routine park patrols act as a powerful deterrent, scaring away poachers before they’ve had a chance to kill.
Species:
Elephants
Key Fact:
35,000 elephants are poached each year
Species:
Rhinos
Key Fact:
394 rhinos were killed in 2020 – in South Africa alone
Species:
Pangolins
Key Fact:
The world’s most trafficked mammal
Illegal wildlife trafficking annually generates up to:
US$ 23,000,000,000
Our canine heroes have never been needed more!
Our special canine units work tirelessly to keep poachers and traffickers at bay – ready to sponsor one of these heroes?