https://www.kuru-dogs.org/stories daily 0.75 2025-09-24 https://www.kuru-dogs.org/stories/news-from-the-kuru-crew monthly 0.5 2025-09-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6513cde3c3435d0deadbb819/3fe70e3d-7be2-46d5-8a3d-0d051c78dddc/daa94a5d-6972-418f-8895-15173dd590b1.jpeg Stories - News from the Kuru crew - Recently, rangers in the Mkomazi ecosystem spotted tracks in the hills and called in the dog unit. Thomas picked up the trail and led the team to a poacher who had just killed a giraffe and was carrying large cuts of meat. He was apprehended on the spot. A few days later, Finn sniffed out an astonishing 25 snares in one day. It’s a stark reminder of how many are still set in these landscapes – but also of how effective the dogs are at removing them before they can do harm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6513cde3c3435d0deadbb819/c406baa5-ef79-4fd8-9d85-6dddf5d24db6/WhatsApp+Image+2025-09-24+at+09.44.18.jpeg Stories - News from the Kuru crew - The dogs we deployed to Mozambique’s Maputo Airport have settled in, and already have their noses to the ground. They’re searching cargo and luggage airside, and though it’s still early days, we’ve been excited to see the teams adapting quickly and working smoothly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6513cde3c3435d0deadbb819/1758567834359-TIGJ2TPYP3TJJK4VWEQ1/6.jpg Stories - News from the Kuru crew https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6513cde3c3435d0deadbb819/1758567834168-1QBO7NEMKSGBK2LIR3XE/7.jpg Stories - News from the Kuru crew https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6513cde3c3435d0deadbb819/1758567835569-1MKPV3HOTSWE2HKA2KTH/8.jpg Stories - News from the Kuru crew https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6513cde3c3435d0deadbb819/5a420ae7-8357-4a00-bad5-bd97d5c4a1b9/afcaf00d-e095-406d-933d-85c703041e8a.jpeg Stories - News from the Kuru crew - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6513cde3c3435d0deadbb819/aba64fb4-88be-4cca-8922-f79625b14ab3/5264b20a-642b-49f3-a045-0fb3b3fea28f.jpeg Stories - News from the Kuru crew - We rushed him to a trusted local veterinarian for testing, dialling in advice from experts all over the world. Finally, a retired veterinarian who used to treat our dogs landed on a diagnosis after simply watching a video of Rocco’s gait. After weeks of rest and care at the Kuru Dog School, he has made a full recovery, and will soon be back at work. Without this incredible network of friends, dog gurus and people who pick up our calls in the middle of the night, Rocco would have been lost, dealing a huge blow to the unit and to the Serengeti. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6513cde3c3435d0deadbb819/1758544026806-W3WWXPHNQO3FUZRUIAF1/5c19f91f-ff9f-4147-97d2-986a35d172ed.jpeg Stories - News from the Kuru crew https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6513cde3c3435d0deadbb819/1758544026688-M8RUQQSZZ5278M4HZ5OD/342a7006-ef95-4d18-afdb-d8eb8a6a3c4c.jpeg Stories - News from the Kuru crew https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6513cde3c3435d0deadbb819/1758544028164-ECVD62S3CZVV568IGHTY/ddf1344b-9674-4130-a5bb-cb363aee5a73.jpeg Stories - News from the Kuru crew https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6513cde3c3435d0deadbb819/1758544028719-LCAWL1P88Y9JS1FTQ3S0/f7a57a63-81ce-4651-ab50-cd8c8a34029b.jpeg Stories - News from the Kuru crew https://www.kuru-dogs.org/stories/kuru-in-a-nutshell monthly 0.5 2025-07-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6513cde3c3435d0deadbb819/1750424036723-BVU3SUWEMTHHC6TLOFAI/Dog+School+3.jpg Stories - Kuru in a nutshell https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6513cde3c3435d0deadbb819/1750424039056-QZEIDZZ6RHJHIOJJJSTB/Dog+School+5.jpg Stories - Kuru in a nutshell https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6513cde3c3435d0deadbb819/1750424038122-ZGJVOBESS5T0TBTRDVSO/Dog+School+4.jpg Stories - Kuru in a nutshell https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6513cde3c3435d0deadbb819/1750424036723-2TCGOFY5LBSBLQV9UOX8/Dog+School+2.jpg Stories - Kuru in a nutshell https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6513cde3c3435d0deadbb819/685c66e3-eb57-4453-ab50-11c3f53b3723/Snares.jpg Stories - Kuru in a nutshell - Case Study | Serengeti Poachers will disguise their snares in foliage, so if you can imagine trying to look for hidden strands of wire in thousands of acres of grassland - it’s a needle-in-a-haystack scenario. Luckily, our dogs can smell them. Because the wire carries the scent of the poacher that laid them, our teams can pull up kilometres of snares in a day, all while tracking the perpetrator down - sometimes right to his home. Dog teams stationed in Serengeti, in collaboration with Tanzania National Parks, save the lives of countless animals every day by sniffing out snares. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6513cde3c3435d0deadbb819/d2fdfe41-a912-4952-8e14-74c89f733d06/Mobile+Unit+1.jpg Stories - Kuru in a nutshell - We’ve designed small, semi-mobile tracking dog units that can be deployed at a moment’s notice, with the agility to step into any wilderness area where rangers need some anti-poaching assistance. Each unit will consist of two tracking dogs, two vehicles, mobile kennels, tentage, and equipment for three handlers, drivers, and game scouts. These self-contained teams will be ready for immediate action, and can operate autonomously in the remotest of areas for 2-3 months before rotating with another team. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6513cde3c3435d0deadbb819/1750424305450-4HCXWOXHD3P6T17CQZVF/Consulting+1.jpg Stories - Kuru in a nutshell https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6513cde3c3435d0deadbb819/1750424305443-CSKFWPN4SMCU6LIAYCIS/Consulting+2.jpg Stories - Kuru in a nutshell https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6513cde3c3435d0deadbb819/1750424307175-DC2G8LUIKUP9EU2R6F28/Consulting+3.jpg Stories - Kuru in a nutshell https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6513cde3c3435d0deadbb819/1750424307748-AOTHXDLTJ87D1WOL0K6T/Consulting+4.jpg Stories - Kuru in a nutshell https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6513cde3c3435d0deadbb819/dfdc3870-3ee3-4661-8400-3dbd472ff0b9/Airports+ports+borders+3.jpg Stories - Kuru in a nutshell - Case Study | Mozambique It can feel like whack-a-mole: as soon as you bring the hammer down on one spot, the problem pops up in another. In Mozambique though, we have detection teams at no fewer than four of Mozambique’s international airports, and tracking/de-snaring teams in two of their national parks too. This just makes poaching and trafficking way more work than it’s worth: knowing they or their products will be found out skews the cost-benefit analysis less favourably, and they either move elsewhere, or find another line of work. https://www.kuru-dogs.org/stories/dog-tales-from-kuru monthly 0.5 2025-03-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6513cde3c3435d0deadbb819/8ac590a7-3e74-4582-8def-0397169a13e5/7.jpg Stories - Dog tales from Kuru - After a long wait, our 501(c)(3) registration is finally official. This is a big moment for Kuru - now we can accept tax-deductible donations directly in the U.S. It’s taken time and effort to get here, and we’re excited to put this to good use. If you’d like to contribute, hit the button below - we would be so very grateful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6513cde3c3435d0deadbb819/1e77727c-f185-415b-a201-ca271b30b625/2.jpg Stories - Dog tales from Kuru - Now, we’re back working side by side, bringing decades of combined experience to training the next generation. Rangers from Mozambique’s Administração Nacional das Áreas de Conservação are now learning to be detection dog handlers, focused on finding illegal wildlife products. We’re also training more handlers for Tanzania Wildlife Management Authority (TAWA), with whom we have a long-standing relationship. These rangers will be working in Dar es Salaam and Northern Tanzania. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6513cde3c3435d0deadbb819/e1c44352-51f0-4532-aeec-cc316da200f7/3.jpg Stories - Dog tales from Kuru - It is such a special place, and to my mind, anywhere wild and beautiful deserves to be protected - but the fact that it is such a biodiversity hotspot makes its conservation all the more important. Our dog teams have had a huge impact here, bringing ivory poaching to an almost complete stop. Tragically, toward the end of last year, political challenges meant the dogs returned to Kuru - and almost immediately, poaching began again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6513cde3c3435d0deadbb819/6a0de086-2221-436a-9653-3d82db3b01d8/5.jpg Stories - Dog tales from Kuru - Big Life Foundation’s approach to conservation has long inspired the Kuru approach, and it is an honour to be partnering with them. Their work includes protecting the wildlife and habitats in the Amboseli-Tsavo-Kilimanjaro ecosystem, and they want to use dog teams to help their efforts. 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