Automated detection of wildlife using drones: Synthesis, opportunities and constraints

E Corcoran, M Winsen, A Sudholz… - Methods in Ecology …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Accurate detection of individual animals is integral to the management of vulnerable wildlife
species, but often difficult and costly to achieve for species that occur over wide or …

Drone-monitoring: Improving the detectability of threatened marine megafauna

J Barreto, L Cajaiba, JB Teixeira, L Nascimento… - Drones, 2021 - mdpi.com
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs; or drones) are an emerging tool to provide a safer,
cheaper, and quieter alternative to traditional methods of studying marine megafauna in a …

Monitoring abundance of aggregated animals (Florida manatees) using an unmanned aerial system (UAS)

HH Edwards, JA Hostetler, BM Stith, J Martin - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Imperfect detection is an important problem when counting wildlife, but new technologies
such as unmanned aerial systems (UAS) can help overcome this obstacle. We used data …

UAV‐derived imagery for vegetation structure estimation in rangelands: validation and application

J Zhang, GS Okin, B Zhou, JW Karl - Ecosphere, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The purpose of this study is to develop an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)‐based remote
sensing method that can estimate vegetation indicators in arid and semiarid rangelands …

Evaluation of the use of drones to monitor a diverse crocodylian assemblage in West Africa

C Aubert, G Le Moguédec, C Assio, R Blatrix… - Wildlife …, 2021 - CSIRO Publishing
Context West African crocodylian populations are declining and in need of conservation
action. Surveys and other monitoring methods are critical components of crocodile …

The behavioral responses of a nocturnal burrowing marsupial (Lasiorhinus latifrons) to drone flight

T Headland, B Ostendorf, D Taggart - Ecology and Evolution, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The use of drones in wildlife research and management is increasing. Recent evidence has
demonstrated the impact of drones on animal behavior, but the response of nocturnal …

Reliability of unmanned aerial vehicles for the groups size estimation of grampus griseus (cuvier, 1812) in the gulf of taranto (northern ionian sea, central-eastern …

R Crugliano, R Maglietta, S Bellomo… - … on Metrology for the …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In the last decade, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) were applied in monitoring studies
addressing to marine and terrestrial wildlife for their multiple advantages. Due to their …

[PDF][PDF] Utilisation de drone pour le suivi écologique de la faune dans un ranch au Nord Bénin

SGA Nago, GN Gouwakinnou, JE Kpatchia… - International Journal of …, 2021 - academia.edu
La conservation des populations fauniques requiert des études régulières pour un suivi
efficace. Cependant, bien que nécessaire, ces études sont difficilement mises en place …

[PDF][PDF] ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (FINAL)

MDCBY MAMMAL, INP RICO - 2021 - fws.gov
Wildlife are an important public resource that can provide economic, recreational, emotional,
and esthetic benefits to many people. However, wildlife can cause damage to agricultural …