Park managers call for cost-effective and innovative solutions to handle a wide variety of
environmental problems that threaten biodiversity in protected areas. Recently, drones have …

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 …

The accurate and reliable counting of animals in quadcopter acquired imagery is one of the
most promising but challenging tasks in intelligent livestock management in the future. In this …

Multirotor drones have been one of the most important technological advances of the last
decade. Their mechanics are simple compared to other types of drones and their …

For assistance with grazing cattle management, we propose a cattle detection and counting
system based on Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) using aerial images taken by an …

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are being increasingly viewed as valuable tools to aid the
management of farms. This kind of technology can be particularly useful in the context of …

The ease of use and advancements in drone technology is resulting in the widespread
application of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to diverse fields, making it a booming …

This article reviews studies regarding wild animal surveys based on multiple platforms,
including satellites, manned aircraft, and unmanned aircraft systems (UASs), and focuses on …

Effective wildlife management and conservation require reliable assessments of animal
abundance. However, no ungulate monitoring methods is entirely satisfying in terms of cost …

The proliferation of relatively affordable off-the-shelf drones offers great opportunities for
wildlife monitoring and conservation. Similarly the recent reduction in the cost of thermal …