Drones deployed in South Africa’s Hluhluwe Imfolozi Park have eliminated the killing of endangered rhinoceroses over the past six months. It’s a stunning statistic, given that poachers had been shooting between 12-19 rhinos per month. Guided by a supercomputer that predicts where poachers will appear, the flying robots show ranger teams where to apprehend the killers before they can pull the trigger. According to the chairman of the foundation involved, “It works because we can see the animals and the poachers in the dark with our thermal imaging cameras, and we already know where they’re both going to be before they’re there.” The drones offer new hope for also saving endangered elephants.
Link: TakePart