In this episode James Davis is joined by Bennie Van Zyl.Bennie is the Specialist Canine Technical Adviser for the Frankfurt Zoological Society at North Luangwa National Park in Zambia. He talks about his career from explosives detection in Iraq through to conservation dog work and helping build North Luangwa’s successful canine unit.Bennie can be contacted at benny.vanzyl@fzs.orgNorth Luangwa Conservation Program can be found at:https://fzs.org/en/projects/north-luangwa/https://northluangwa.org/The Conservation K9 Podcast is sponsored by Padfoot Professional K9 Services. As well as providing working dog teams specialising in invasive species management, Padfoot helps scientists and agencies throughout Australia, New Zealand and further afield select, train and handle their own conservation detection dogs - especially those chosen from rescue shelters - for both native and invasive species detection.To find out how Padfoot can help you please email team@padfoot.com.au