These Dogs Save Tigers

Photo By: US Center for Conservation Biology

You've heard of bomb and drug-sniffing dogs, well, these dogs sniff out tiger dung to help scientists learn more about Cambodia's endangered cats.

These dogs think they're in the forest to have fun. Little do they know that the dung they sniff out is sent off for lab analysis to help learn more about the genetic diversity, eating habits and total number of tigers in the area. This is the first time a WWF team has worked with sniffer dogs. WWF's goal, with the help of their canine friends, is to double the tiger population of Cambodia.

Learn more about this WWF program.

Also see 6 Tigers Worth Preserving and 3 We Hope Go Extinct

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