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Animals Who Work for the Government

Public Service Animals

Smokey Bear Historical Park - site where the original Smokey Bear was found.

SmokeyBear.com - the official web site of Smokey Bear. Includes sections for kids, adults, educators, and a special section on the history of Smokey Bear.

Smokey Bear Pages

Smokey Bear Collection - An online guide to the Smokey Bear collection of materials from the National Agricultural Library.

Smokey Bear's 60th Anniversary - text of S.Res.404, which declared Aug. 9, 2004 to be Smokey's 60th birthday.

Woodsy Owl Pages

 

Horses

Fresno (CA) Police Mounted Patrol - web site for the city of Fresno's mounted patrol unit. Explains how the unit is used, how it was conceived, and where it can be contacted.

United States Park Police Horse Mounted Unit - description and photos of the equines and officers who patrol monuments and parks in Washington, D.C.

 

Detector Dogs

Specialized Use of Human Scent in Criminal Investigations - Research article regarding the use of scent-discriminating dogs to correctly identify individual humans. From "Forensic Science Communications", a publication of the FBI.

Counterfeit-detecting canines - press release from the U.S. Secret Service regarding the recent "graduation" of several dogs from a counterfeit currency detection training program.

Explosive Detection Dog Teams - web site from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement explaining and describing the canine program.

Canine Enforcement Program - describes training program and use of dog and handler teams by U.S. Customs & Border Protection. Teams are used to detect narcotics, agricultural products, and currency.

Detector Dog Gallery - pictures of canines who work for the Canine Enforcement Program.

 

Pigeons

Instructions on Reception, Care and Training of Homing Pigeons in Newly Installed Lofts at U.S. Navy Air Bases -vintage Navy instructions from 1918.

Pigeons in the Navy - a site from the Naval Historical Center.

 

Companion and Symbol Animals

Bertha - a female mallard duck adopted by the U.S. Dept. of State as its unofficial mascot. Bertha took up residence in a planter outside one of the building entrances, and has been protected ever since.

Dog on a catwalk - the story of the Hoover Dam mascot, from the Bureau of Reclamation.

Coast Guard Mascots - a charming site of photos and tales of the animals who kept sailors company

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Dolphins & Sea Lions

U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program - MK4, MK7, and MK8

U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program - Force Protection

U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program - Object Recovery System

Annotated Bibliography of Publications from the U.S. Navy's Marine Mammal Program

 

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