RA2.3 VIDEO: Kauri K9s

Kauri K9s

August 2022

Ng WQ. 2022. Kauri K9s. YouTube, Auckland Council.

Included in Auckland Council’s defences against kauri dieback are trained sniffer dogs. These dogs can accurately detect the microscopic pathogen (phytophthora agathidicida) that causes kauri dieback and they can efficiently check footwear and search the equipment and materials used to create walking tracks. They also inspect nurseries, and plants before they are transported into kauri forested areas.