Detection and accuracy rates of dogs trained to find scats of San Joaquin kit foxes (Vulpes macrotis mutica)

By Deborah A. Smith, K. Ralls, A. Hurt, Brice A. Adams, Megan N. Parker, B. Davenport, Muneerah Smith, Jesús E. Maldonado. 2003

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Review of rat invasion biology: implications for island biosecurity. (2008, background): “Preliminary studies show that, once properly trained, dogs accurately differentiate between targets (Smith et al. 2003).”
Comparing Scat Detection Dogs, Cameras, and Hair Snares for Surveying Carnivores (2007, methodology): “Despite growing interest in this method, few studies (Smith et al. 2001, 2003, 2005; Wasser et al. 2004; Harrison 2006) have quantitatively explored its effectiveness.”
The accuracy of scat identification in distribution surveys: American mink, Neovison vison, in the northern highlands of Scotland (2010, background): “Harrington et al. [2008a] found polecat hairs in putative mink scats indicating that they were, in fact, polecat scats), and trained sniffer dogs (e.g. Smith et al. 2003; Wasser et al. 2004).”