# How dogs help with conservation efforts

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDxJacksonHole
- Speaker: Megan Parker
- Year: 2015
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Earth and environment
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/megan_parker_how_dogs_help_with_conservation_efforts)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Conservationists Megan Parker and Peter Coppolillo explain — with a demonstration from conservation dog Ruger — how dogs can help organizations collect crucial conservation data ranging from detecting contraband to helping track and preserve endangered species.

## Lectures

1. [How dogs help with conservation efforts](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/megan_parker_how_dogs_help_with_conservation_efforts/3b3fe67d1779), 10 min (TED's player)