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Speaker Spotlight: Conservation Dogs in Invasive Species Management

Join us at the Ontario Pest Management Conference on November 7th as we look at innovation in IPM with a great line-up of speakers. Register in advance for early-bird pricing. Depending on availability, tickets may be purchased at door the day of the conference.



Meet Plenary Speaker #1 - Aimee Hurt

Aimee Hurt is the Co-Founder & Director of Special Projects for Working Dogs For Conservation based out of Montana, USA.


Aimee received a B.A. from the University of Montana in biology, and still resides in Missoula, Montana with her husband and a collection of current and retired working dogs.


Along with three other women she founded Working Dogs for Conservation--WD4C-- in 2000 and feels very grateful to have been part of helping the field of conservation dogs get a foothold in North America, and continue its growth around the world over the last few decades. Aimee and WD4C have now worked on over 70 species, in over a dozen countries. Aimee enjoys tackling new and challenging projects and mentoring new conservation dog programs, trainers, and handlers.


Learn more about Working Dogs for Conservation here.


Conservation dogs in invasive species management: contributions across taxa and spanning the invasion curve


Conservation detection dogs have become an increasingly common and effective tool in management and research of endangered, threatened, and invasive species populations. Because dogs find things by scent rather than sight, they can change the paradigm for searching for difficult to find targets. We’ll take a closer look through the lens of invasive/nuisance species management and discuss examples of the more than two-dozen invasive species that Working Dogs for Conservation has worked on to date, which includes plants, mammals, mollusks, insects, fish, and disease. 


Interested? Register Now!



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