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Mij, Britain's real-life "Lassie," is retiring after a seven-year career of saving lives.

The 10-year-old Collie has been on more than 200 search and rescue missions and saved 14 lives, according to the Telegraph.Mij began joining rescue operations in 2008, the Lakeland Echo reported. She was one of only two scent discrimination dogs, meaning she can easily tell one human scent from another. Her intense skills put her, with her handler Iain Nicholson, in great demand."When Mij is shown an item of clothing from a particular individual, she can follow the trail despite the possible distractions of other human odors," Nicholson told the paper in 2008.

Paul Durham, of the National Search and Rescue Dog Association, told the Telegraph that because Mij had health problems as a puppy, she was unable to be trained as an open area search dog. But her handler didn't give up on her.

"Rather than prevent her from being a normal search dog Iain saw so much potential in her that handlers need," Durham said. "[He] helped her become the best rescue dog in the country."

Mij is now helping to train 20 new search and rescue dogs, keeping her legacy alive.In an effort to highlight the effects of global warming, an Irish-Canadian team plans to cross the arctic’s Northwest Passage in a rowboat while armed with rubber bullets to ward off polar bears.

The team will also carry shotguns to kill the animals if necessary.

“They are the only animal out there that will actively hunt down a human being,” said seasoned adventurer Kevin Vallely, who is part of the rowing expedition which will take about 80 days and traverse the distance between Inuvik in Canada’s Northwest Territories and Pond Inlet, Nunavut.Climate Central reports that: “The crew will carry sound as well as rubber bullets to try to scare the bears off — with a shotgun as the last order of defense – in the event they are forced to beach and encounter an animal on land.”

Despite being the poster child for species affected by global warming, the polar bear is the king of the arctic and has no natural predator. The bears can range in weight from 900 pounds to 1,600 pounds and can reach sizes of up to 8 feet in length.

Though polar bear attacks on humans are reportedly rare, National Geographic notes: “Polar bears are attractive and appealing, but they are powerful predators that do not typically fear humans, which can make them dangerous. Near human settlements, they often acquire a taste for garbage, bringing bears and humans into perilous proximity.”

According to Polar Bears International, polar bear attacks on humans are rare and almost are always the result of the bears being “undernourished, frightened or provoked.” In the last 30 years, only eight people have been killed by polar bears in the U.S. and Canada.

“Obviously, our main strategy is going to be to avoid the polar bear,” said Paul Gleeson, an Irish rower and cyclist who is also going on the journey.

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Adorable Pictures Of Baby Animals Free Pictures Images Photos Wallpaper Clipart 2013

Adorable Pictures Of Baby Animals Free Pictures Images Photos Wallpaper Clipart 2013

Adorable Pictures Of Baby Animals Free Pictures Images Photos Wallpaper Clipart 2013

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