In this week’s episode Ricky and Niall have a look at the application of working dogs to wildlife conservation projects in Africa. Ricky speaks to Rory Hennebry owner and operator of Munster Canine and Lead Trainer at K9 Wildlife Project a charity set-up to train dogs for wildlife conservation operations internationally.
Rory specialises in training working dogs for a myriad of technical roles and has used his skills and experience in training security and military service dogs and applied them to preparing their canine colleague’s for roles involving wildlife tracking and anti-poaching efforts in Africa.
Rory’s insights span from the selection of dogs for such roles to how a young pup can go from playing in a Cork field to tracking poachers in the Namib Desert. Rory’s breed of choice for such applications is the Belgian Malinois, a breed well-known for its intelligence, athleticism and loyalty.
Finally we bring an African species into the fold for “Bird of the Week” with the Pearl-spotted Owlet nominated by Rory, a species he has encountered on dog training and handover trips to the continent.
For more information and to support the K9 Wildlife Project see the website here: https://www.k9wildlifeproject.com/ and/or follow them on Instagram: @k9_wildlife_project
In Your Nature features Ricky Whelan, biodiversity officer with Offaly County Council in conversation with Niall Hatch of BirdWatch Ireland and is edited by Ann-Marie Kelly. The series is supported by Laois, Offaly and Westmeath County Councils and the Heritage Council.
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In Your Nature Ep 48 - The New Invasives
In Your Nature Ep 47 - Where Are They Now?
In Your Nature Ep 46 - Connemara
In Your Nature Ep 45 - Ireland Vs New Zealand Bird-off Part 2
In Your Nature Ep 44 - Ireland Vs New Zealand Bird-off Part 1
In Your Nature Ep 43 - Swift Conservation
In Your Nature Ep 42 - Moths
In Your Nature Ep 41 - Hedgerows + Pollinators
In Your Nature Ep 40 - The Pine Marten with Dr Denise O'Meara
In Your Nature Ep 39 - Bird Flu Update
In Your Nature Ep 38 - Hedgehogs with Elaine O'Riordan
In Your Nature Ep 37 - Hen Harriers
In Your Nature Ep 36 - Wildlife Ponds with Rob Gandola
In Your Nature Ep 35 - Dawn Chorus Live From East Coast Nature Reserve
In Your Nature Ep 34 - Avian Eurovision
In Your Nature Ep 32 - Birds of our Bogs
In Your Nature Ep 31 - FairSeas
In Your Nature Ep 30 - Dublin Bay and The Dublin Bay Birds Project
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