Vorsprung drone Technik: UAV thermal imaging in wildlife surveying and protection with case studies from Germany and beyond.

Summary

Novel technologies are transforming the way we monitor wildlife, with huge implications to our profession.
Drones can be fitted with a range of sensors, including thermal imaging cameras that allow us to survey otherwise hard-to-see species.
We will illustrate with case studies from Germany and beyond.

Description

Novel technologies are transforming the way we monitor wildlife. Drones/UAVs allow us to survey larger areas or gather data in new ways. In this webinar, we will discuss diverse uses of drones fitted with thermal imaging cameras in wildlife monitoring, illustrated with case-studies and examples from Germany, Africa and Asia: (1) the use of thermal imaging drones to locate and direct rescue teams to deer fawns during the annual harvest to avoid fawn mortality; (2) their use in accurately censusing animal populations; (3) examples of their use for protection of breeding birds in fields and meadows, bonobo nest detection in DRC and hog deer survey in Cambodia. Introduced by Dr Pat White FCIEEM, from Edinburgh Napier University’s Centre for Conservation & Restoration Science, who has worked collaboratively with them and their technology, these case studies will be presented by Frank Zabel, a wildlife biologist Schleswig-Holstein State Hunting Association and Tobias Dahms, a research engineer at University of Greifswald and founder of thermal DRONES GmbH.

Who Should Attend?

This webinar is appropriate for everyone

Knowledge Level

Suitable for all

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