SocietyParks Canada ends search and rescue dog program

Parks Canada has quietly discontinued a search-and-rescue dog program that began in the early 1970s. It was widely used in mountain national parks for backcountry rescues, finding missing people and avalanche victims, assisting local police, and locating illegal campsites.

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