Tag: population counts

May 22, 2020

WSB: Drones with thermal cameras estimate mammal abundance

Researchers are using thermal sensor-equipped drones to count wildlife. The application of thermal cameras with drones has enormous potential, said Jared Beaver, an assistant professor and wildlife specialist at Montana...

February 27, 2018

Duck! It’s a drone!

The use of drones in the wildlife field has soared over the last five years, from tracking polar bear activity in the Arctic to fighting rhino poaching in South Africa....

March 22, 2016

Drones more precise for seabird monitoring

Frigatebirds nesting on the ground among herbaceous vegetation in tropical areas or penguins in remote sub-Antarctic areas of Australia are difficult for some researchers to get to and monitor. But new...