Buzzards and Butterflies - Human Remains Detection Dogs

Buzzards and Butterflies - Human Remains Detection Dogs
Author: J. C. Judah
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2008-03-21
Genre: Pets
ISBN: 0615202284

"Buzzards and Butterflies is a primer for the canine handler working a human remains detection dog on land or water. This is the text to learn training and search strategies that work for other HRD handlers."--P. [4] of cover.

Forensic Recovery of Human Remains

Forensic Recovery of Human Remains
Author: Tosha L. Dupras
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 388
Release: 2011-10-27
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1439850313

This reference, now in its second edition, is a comprehensive guide that focuses on the practical aspects of excavating and recovering human remains, as well as any associated evidence, from crime scenes. It highlights the protocols and techniques that are used to successfully survey, map, recover, document, collect, and transport evidence. New add

Death, Decomposition, and Detector Dogs

Death, Decomposition, and Detector Dogs
Author: Susan M. Stejskal
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 249
Release: 2012-08-27
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1439878374

Death, Decomposition, and Detector Dogs: From Science to Scene is designed to help police investigators and Human Remains Detection K9 handlers understand the basics of forensic taphonomy (decomposition) and how to most effectively use a human remains detection (HRD) K9 as a locating tool. The book covers basic anatomy and the physiology of canine olfaction along with some of the unique characteristics that allow a dog to work. Using concise and understandable explanations along with numerous photographs, the book covers the stages of decomposition and how they are affected by the environment; what is currently understood about the chemical profile of odor from human remains; how weather, topography, ground cover and terrain can affect odor dispersion; and different types of mapping and weather data that can be used before and during deployment of the HRD K9. The final chapter ties it all together by providing case reports about decedents who have been found in different locations in a variety of environmental conditions. By learning how these variables can affect how and what is found, handlers and investigators will be better prepared to meet the challenges of their jobs.

Dogs of Courage

Dogs of Courage
Author: Lisa Rogak
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2012-10-30
Genre: Pets
ISBN: 1250021758

A celebration of the amazing canines who perform feats of bravery every day Dogs don't just make lovable pets. They also work at an incredible number of jobs, helping humans in countless ways. From working with search-and-rescue teams to find missing persons to helping patients recover from injuries, Lisa Rogak covers the many ways in which dogs are an essential part of our world. And she tells the surprising stories of regular dogs who have gone above and beyond to help their owners—and even each other. Dogs of Courage reveals the heartwarming and awe-inspiring stories of these hard-working dogs, from the training they receive to the ways we honor their sacrifices and reward their years of service. Affirming what every dog lover knows, this book shows how deep a dog's loyalty and friendship can go.

The Two Faces of Dixie

The Two Faces of Dixie
Author: J. Christy Judah
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 386
Release: 2009-04-04
Genre: History
ISBN: 1442134844

White Gloves and Lace. Rice Fields and Rags. Plantations and Slaves. These are the faces of Dixie and they come alive in this factual account of the settlement of eastern North Carolina. The witnesses to the era speak out through actual testimony collected from Last Wills and Testaments, Deeds, Photographs, Sketches, Newspaper Accounts, Court Minutes and Pleas, and personal Slave Narratives. The reader will experience plantation life with its extensive labor demands, a need that was filled by enslaving Indians, whites and Africans. Dixie provides a comprehensive view of life during the pre-civil war era helping the reader to better understand the past and move into the future with a wisdom based in an appreciation for the hardships and dreams of all who bridged the era from slavery to freedom. It lists hundreds of plantations, planters, politicians, and slaves who settled North Carolina, and provides a picture of a by-gone era in a way that no other work has attempted.

A Public Sociology of Waste

A Public Sociology of Waste
Author: Myra J. Hird
Publisher: Policy Press
Total Pages: 158
Release: 2023-12
Genre: Refuse and refuse disposal
ISBN: 1529206561

Critically analysing how waste is currently configured as a 'household' issue, this book illuminates the implications of these framings and how public sociology can engage critical publics to reorient waste as a global socio-ethical issue.

Cadaver Dog Handbook

Cadaver Dog Handbook
Author: Andrew Rebmann
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 232
Release: 2000-08-29
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9781420039634

Intended for those who train and handle cadaver dogs, this book also encompasses information for those who work closely with them, such as police, death investigators, and anthropologists. Its interdisciplinary approach is useful to any member of a forensic team who regularly participates in or evaluates the results of the human remains search effort. Cadaver Dog Handbook sets out the principles and procedures for the training and handling of dogs for the location of human remains. It explains scent theory and its applications, introduces basic training and searching strategies/tactics, and covers the legal and taphonomic issues associated with dog searches. Intended for those who train and handle cadaver dogs, this book also encompasses information for those who work closely with them, such as police, death investigators, and anthropologists. Its interdisciplinary approach is useful to any member of a forensic team who regularly participates in or evaluates the results of the human remains search effort.

Why the Dog Chases the Cat and the Cat Chases the Mouse

Why the Dog Chases the Cat and the Cat Chases the Mouse
Author: K.L. Vaniko
Publisher:
Total Pages: 189
Release: 2006-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1599268620

Before dogs, cats and mice became natural enemies, they were best of friends, growing up in a cave like brothers. However, when the dog is caught in the human's trap, the three leave their cave to live with the human's family. Having been forewarned, the dog makes the human write a contract, promising that he will take care of the dog when he is old and can no longer herd the human's sheep. The dog entrusts the contract to the cat, who entrusts it to the mouse, and here is where the trouble starts. A tragicomic tale, Why the Dog Chases the Cat and the Cat Chases the Mouse, explains the age-old antipathy among the species, and reminds us of all that is lost when promises are broken. Finally, K.L. Vaniko solves the mystery "Why the Dog Chases the Cat and the Cat Chases the Mouse," which for thousands of years has been a big puzzle.

Whales and Dolphins of the Southern African Subregion

Whales and Dolphins of the Southern African Subregion
Author: Peter B. Best
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008-08-21
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780521897105

This book is the first stand-alone and definitive account of the cetaceans of the oceanic region from the equator to Antarctica, and between the longitudes of 20° W and 80° E - a region that includes almost two-thirds of the world's marine cetacean species. In the fascinating accounts of 51 species of whales and dolphins (and one porpoise), information for this region is comprehensively summarised, allowing Peter Best to give us the benefit of his extensive knowledge and of the wealth of unpublished information he has accumulated during his 40 years of studying these creatures. Approximately 100 illustrations have been created in colour for this book by world-renowned marine mammal illustrator Pieter Folkens. Colour photographs of the living animal portray the 'jizz' of each species and specific coloration or behavioural features.

Travels in West Africa

Travels in West Africa
Author: Mary H. Kingsley
Publisher:
Total Pages: 842
Release: 1897
Genre: Africa, West
ISBN:

As a dutiful Victorian daughter, the author was thirty before being freed (by her parents' deaths) to do as she chose. She went to West Africa in 1893 and again in 1895, to investigate the beliefs and customs of the inland tribes and also to collect zoological specimens. She was appalled by the 'thin veneer of rubbishy white culture' imposed by British officials and was not afraid to say so.