RM Conservation

What an amazing weekend at SciScent 2025! Thank you to all of the fantastic speakers who shared their knowledge and expertise on everything from odour chemistry, sample storage and handling, training protocols and real world case studies. It was also great to catch up with friends and colleagues and make new connections. Thank you to all the organisers and hosts who made it happen. Can't wait for SciScent 2026! #conference #scenttheory #cpd #detection #detectiondogtraining

After working with Rachel Cripps - RM Conservation and Lucy Wilde - Wilde Ecology Dogs for a couple of years we were fully aware of the great work they do with their entourage of four legged colleagues! However, it was great to be invited to hear more about the work they undertake and see first hand the fantastic demonstrations showing how efficient and skilled these dogs are at finding their target species with limited disturbance to any other wildlife or habitats. We look forward to working with you further and getting the dogs involved in projects where I'm sure they will be a very valuable resource to improving search and detection for protected species ☺️

⭐⭐ We've also got a team working in the Co. Fermanagh, Armagh and Down. ⭐⭐ We have properly covered all the counties in NI this year! We wouldn't have been able to do it without bringing in some of our fantastic contractors. One of which is Rachel Cripps from RM Conservation . Rachel and her band of dogs travelled over after completing their turbines in Scotland this summer to help us out at some of our sites. We are extremely lucky to have incredibly talented teams we can call upon to help us out when we have too much work for our own core team. This means we aren't pushing our dogs too hard, they can get the proper rest needed, and our clients know we won't let them down when they need their sites covered during specific seasons. All contractors we bring in have either trained with us or shadowed us, and have been assessed by us to make sure they meet our standards. This team always passes with flying colours 😁

Fantastic 2 day workshop with Paul Bunker PMP from Chiron K9 LLC on training protocols for detecting buried hides, hosted by Kat Janczur from Canine Detection Solutions. I am always grateful to trainers and handlers who are willing to share their knowledge and experiences with others. Definitely lots to think about now in terms of my own training protocols. It was a great couple of days at an incredible venue! #detectiondogs #training #dogtraining #cpd

Yesterday I had the privilege of representing the Ecology Detection Dog Britain & Ireland Working Group at a Natural Resources Wales event. We discussed all things licensing, guidance and applications of detection dogs. NRW staff and some external organisations, came to see the dogs in action and hear more about various projects, from mosses to Great Crested Newts. It was a pleasure working with my fellow Working Group board members Caroline Finlay and Holly Peek. Thank you to everyone who made it such an enjoyable day! #conservation #conservationdogs #detectiondogs #protectedspecies #research #collaboration

Slightly belated International Women's Day celebration but quite fittingly we were busy training with some of the other amazing women working in the field of conservation detection dogs. There are many amazing women making a difference in the fields of conservation and dog training, who are passionate about protecting our natural world, freely sharing their knowledge and experience and being a source of inspiration and support. Thank you to those who have supported and mentored me. You know who you are! #internationalwomensday #internationalwomensday2024