Conference

This event took place on Saturday 19 November 2022 

Noses for Nature - Ecological detection dog Conference

 Odisee Hogeschool, Hospitaalstraat 21, 9100 Sint-Niklaas -  on-site & on-line

 

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Program:

  • 10.00: Introduction
  • 10.10: The stag beetles and ecological detection dogs -  Arno Thomaes, Research Institute for Nature and Forest INBO, Belgium
  • 10.30: Ecological detection dogs in Flanders - Ellen Van Krunkelsven, Canine Unit Federal Police Belgium & NPO  Noses for Nature, Belgium
  • 10.50: Scent Discriminating Ecological Detection Dogs - training aspects and experiences with different target species- Uta Kielau, K9 Hundekunde, Germany
  • 11.10: Can sniffer dogs detect larvae of glowworms (Lampyris noctiluca)? -  Mira Van den Broeck, University of Antwerp, Belgium
  • 11.25: First use of a wolf detection dog in Flanders : experiences and options  - Jan Gouwy, Research Institute for Nature and Forest INBO, Belgium & Carina Depape, NPO Noses for Nature, Belgium
  • 11.45:  LUNCH BREAK (sandwiches)
  • 13.30: Detection dogs in conservation projects: a review on their worldwide performance and some case studies - Annegret Grimm-Seyfarth, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Germany
  • 14.00: Training African giant pouched rats to detect illegally trafficked wildlife - Isabelle Szott, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania
  • 14.20: Training aspects of ecological detection dogs - Hotsche Luik, Scent Detection Academy, The Netherlands
  • 14.40: Using detection animals to demonstrate an undetectable species - Ashadee Miller, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
  • 15.00: BREAK
  • 15.20: Conservation k9 Consultancy -Conservation Makes scents! Let’s get sniffing!  - Louise Wilson, Conservation k9 Consultancy, United-Kingdom
  • 15.40: Wildlife detection dogs, a viable method to locate great crested newt Triturus cristatus at distance and through substrate? Nikki Glover,  Eco-system and Environment Research Centre, University of Salford, United-Kingdom
  • 16.00: Ecological detection dog Odisee research projects in Flanders - Hilde Vervaecke, Odisee University of Applied Science, Belgium
  • 16.20: Closing

Thanks folks for attending this meeting! It was great to connect and share interesting information!

Thanks to  https://www.friendlywithdogs.com/winkel/for the nice stand with dog books, goodies, etc...

Thanks to the volunteering helping folks, colleagues and students who made this a cozy meeting!

Thanks to Odisee University of Applied Sciences & the INBO Research Institute for Nature and Forest for hosting this event. 

In case you have further questions, you can mail hilde.vervaecke@odisee.be

 

Here are the recordings of the Noses for Nature Conference. They will remain available till April 30th 2023.

To see the morning sessions, click on this link: https://youtu.be/2bGpXgVE8j8

To see the afternoon sessions, click on this link: https://youtu.be/LE70DikHlXY

In case you are a detection dog owner/trainer, we would love to know:
In case of registration for on-site attendance: note that you can cancel prior to October 30th by mail (hilde.vervaecke@odisee.be). This will allow us to invite people on the reserve list. If you do not show up or cancel too late, you pay a no-show-fee of 40 euro, except in the case of unforeseen grave circumstances.