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Kerley, L.L.; Salkina, G.P.
Scent-matching dogs: a new tool for identifying wild tigers
2010 Book Chapter
Our experiences suggest that using trained dogs to match scent is a non-invasive and reliable field methodology for identifying individual tigers. Used with mark-recapture surveys to estimate species abundance, scent-matching dogs have the potential to become a significant new tool to study wild tigers and probably other species. In studies where remote infrared cameras, or DNA genotyping is impractical or ineffective, this method may be a more useful option. Also, because tiger scats are relatively easy to find in winter, scent-matching, used in combination with remote camera photographs, would be an even more powerful tool.
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