Grand Canyon Conservancy, Grand Canyon National Park

OutsideJun 25

I Spent a Day with the Grand Canyon’s Four-Legged Ranger, Blue. Here’s How She’s Saving Park Wildlife.

Go on patrol at the Grand Canyon with Blue, a specialized Conservation K-9, and her handler as they use a radical, humane new method to save habituated wildlife.

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El Tovar HotelHotelHistoric hotel on the South Rim
BluePlaceCatahoula Leopard Hound trained to herd elk
Glacier National ParkSightEmployed Gracie, a border collie, in 2016
YosemiteSightYoshi, a Karelian Bear Dog, wards off bears
Grand Canyon ConservancyPlaceWe are the official nonprofit partner of Grand Canyon National Park!
Maswik LodgeHotelIt is named after a Hopi Kachina figure said to watch over the Grand Canyon.
Grand Canyon VillageNeighborhoodPrimary hub along the South Rim
Mathers CampgroundSight
Grand Canyon SchoolSight
Grand Canyon Visitor CenterSight
Mather CampgroundSight

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I Spent a Day with the Grand Canyon’s Four-Legged Ranger, Blue. Here’s How She’s Saving Park Wildlife.