On a Pacific atoll, dogs are helping track down an invasive ant species Guinness and Solo alongside their trainers on the remote atoll. (Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) By HNN Staff | January 11, 2021 at 9:58 PM HST - Updated January 11 at 9:58 PM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - Two dogs are sniffing out invasive species on a remote Pacific island.
Guinness and Solo are the first canine detection team to check for yellow crazy ants at Johnston Atoll National Wildlife Refuge.
The atoll will eventually be home to a seabird colony. The ants pose a risk to wildlife because they can spray acid that can severely injure them.