Montana's Blackfeet Nation is experimenting with a new way to detect chronic wasting disease in animals and toxic substances in plants used by tribal members for food and cultural practices.
Working Dogs for Conservation trainer Michele Vasquez clips a vest onto Charlie, a Labrador retriever, to let him know he's working. Dogs like Charlie will help sniff out chronic wasting disease in deer and elk scat. They will also help find mink and otter droppings that can be tested for toxic substances near illegal dumpsites.
"Brain will give you the strongest, longest-lasting leather. So, that's why people prefer it," he said. across North America since it was first discovered in wild animals more than 40 years ago in Colorado and Wyoming.on the Blackfeet reservation, but once it's present, it's impossible to eradicate, according to wildlife managers.
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