Wind Farm Services
Detection dogs outstrip human searchers by between 2 and 4 times.
Post-construction fatality monitoring
We offer post-construction mortality monitoring and assessment packages for wind farms including detection dog surveys, QAQC, analysis, monitoring, collision risk modelling, and reporting consistent with International Best Practice and the soon to be released new Australian Standards.
We support Bat and Avifauna Monitoring (BAM) plan implementation at wind farm sites anywhere in Australia, working directly with clients or collaborating with other consultancies.
Our services can be adapted to client needs and include bird and bat monitoring, mortality surveys using our conservation detection dogs, carcass persistence trials, and reporting.
Our detection dog teams detect both bird and bat species at much greater efficiency than human-only spotters, with accuracy rates over 80% and ensure 100% coverage of the survey area.
From initial design to trigger impact and BAM reporting
Detection for Good offers support for all aspects of the post-construction BAM implementation. So whether you need a detection team to undertake monitoring and submit high-quality data, or support from design to delivery, we’er got your back.
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High Detection Rates
Our detection dog teams find deceased bird and bat species at higher rates than human only teams.
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Expert Guidance
Our team of experienced PhD scientists can guide you through the full cycle of analysis, from project design to evaluation, ensuring your project is successful.
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Data-Driven Insights
As data analysts we place a premium on quality data input management and QAQC.
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Tailored Solutions
We offer a range of specific services, including pilot projects, full-scale projects, handling and support, and detection dog training, providing diverse finding opportunities and solutions that meet your unique conservation goals.
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Impact Evaluation
We offer comprehensive ecological impact evaluation services. Our scientists have a deep background in impact assessment from design to analysis and implementation.
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FAQ
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Anything we train them to! You can check out our current odours here.
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That depends on the target, project, similarity of training materials to final target, final context and more. Dogs can learn a new odour in a few hours, and consolidate it in their library best with sessions spread out over a couple of months. The biggest challenges for very rare species can be search strategy, and setting the dog up to succeed in encountering the target. New landscapes and final odours very different to the training material may require in situ training and familiarisation, as each presents a new challenge!!
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We are currently investigating options to train a cat and fox detection dog, but none of our current dogs are trained on this odour. Should you be interested, get in touch about the timelines and scale of your project, as this will help us plan our future acquisition and training schedule.
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Nope! Our dogs a trained to have a passive alert - that is, they don’t interact with the target at all. This is usually a down, but may also be a sit or freeze behaviour as needed.
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There are absolutely ways to be successful with limited options, and we are passionate about making projects work for species in need, but we are going to need material to train the dogs on. More limited material means slower progress.
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Great question! Yes, with training. If species have similar diets, it is important to train discrimination, as otherwise, the scent may appear similar in the field. For this reason if dogs are trained on samples from captivity, or a different part of the range, there can be a period of adaptive in-field training to clarify target odour.
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Nope! Dogs can find scat, but they can also find live AND dead targets.
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Great question! All our dogs are trained to to interact with other wildlife, a skill which is constantly reinforced. All teams dog and human) pass a co-operation and communication assessment to ensure that they can comply with safety standard including responsiveness to safety cues such as emergency stops and recalls in the presence of wildlife and vehicles.