1. Professionally trained conservation detection dogs (CDDs) are taught to locate biological targets, including cryptic and low‐density plant and animal species, but have been largely underused in detecting endangered invertebrates.
2. This pilot study assessed the ability of four volunteer CDD/handler teams to detect the endangered Alpine stonefly (Eustheniidae: Thaumatoperla alpina). Once trained, all teams identified 100% of the targets when present in container line‐up searches, with no false alerts.
3. In the field, all available dog–handler teams (n = 3) alerted to the presence of numerous T. alpina individuals, including individuals that were not seen by experienced visual surveyors.
4. Three of the four CDDs also spontaneously alerted (i.e. exhibited olfactory generalization) to a closely related species, the Stirling stonefly (Thaumatoperla flaveola), in an initial container search.
5. These preliminary results demonstrate that volunteer dog–handler teams can be trained to detect T. alpina in situ. In addition, CDDs may be able to perform olfactory generalization effectively: from detecting a commonly occurring species to detecting a closely related, rare, or cryptic species.

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嗡嗡声：针对濒临灭绝的石蝇物种的保护检测犬的训练和嗅觉概括

1. 训练有素的受过训练的保护检测犬（CDD）可以定位生物目标，包括神秘的和低密度的动植物物种，但在检测濒临灭绝的无脊椎动物方面却没有得到充分利用。
2. 这项先导研究评估了四个自愿CDD /处理人员小组检测濒临灭绝的高山石蝇（Eustheniidae：Thaumatoperla alpina）的能力。经过培训后，所有团队在进行集装箱阵容搜索时都会确定100％的目标，而不会产生误报。
3. 在野外，所有可用的养犬团队（n = 3）提醒有大量的T. alpina个体存在，包括那些经验丰富的视觉测量员没有看到的个体。
4. 在最初的容器搜索中，四个CDD中的三个还自发地提醒（即，表现出嗅觉普遍性）密切相关的物种斯特灵石蝇（Thaumatoperla flaveola）。
5. 这些初步结果表明，可以训练志愿者的犬只处理人员团队来就地检测T. alpina。此外，CDD可能能够有效地执行嗅觉概括：从检测常见物种到检测紧密相关，稀有或隐秘物种。