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What began as a conservation dream several years ago has finally been realised.
Aotearoa New Zealand now has its first certified native frog detection dog - Holly, a Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever.
Holly was the brain-child of her handler, Debbie Bishop, and Debbie's late husband professor Phil Bishop - known as the 'Frog Man' among Otago University's Zoology department.
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Debbie Bishop with New Zealand's first frog detection dog Holly. Photo: Otago University