11 . Conservation Drones :
Not all drones are for the military . An ecologist and a biologist have created a conservation drone complete with
cameras , sensors and GPS to map deforestation and count orangutans and other endangered species in
northern Sumatra . Their $2,000 creation can be used for both monitoring and tracking long-term changes as
well as providing real –time video and data feeds .
12. Predictive Analytics for wildlife:
IBM has created a new predictive analytics software that can be used to collect huge amounts of complex
information about wildlife – such as what people think about them , where the animals are located , why they are
hunted , how everything form education level to access to medicines impacts their decisions – and figure out the
best areas to focus conservation efforts . This high-tech software might be a big key to saving some species .
We‘re living in exciting times , as our technology is starting to enable us to come up with better solutions for
conservation . Many of these ideas for helping to save endangered species have a common theme – using the
data gathering and remote- operating possibilities in our hardware for better monitoring and observation – but
there are also decidedly simple ones , such as the beehive fence , which is not only an example of an
―appropriate technology‖, but one which also which also serves a dual purpose, by providing a place for keeping
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Dr. Dipankar Sarkar
(Principal )