“They're as trainable as dogs” – honeybees in Joshua Tree National Park to become vital arm of search and rescue missions

Bees in flight.

When you think of tools National Park Service responders use in missing person rescue efforts, certain technology or animals may spring to mind – drones, mobile phone GPS data, patrol dogs, for example.

But a group of scientists working for a Californian non-profit has come up with an ingenious idea of using a natural resource that is lower cost and more effective: the honeybee.