The way an animal behaves in its habitat provides insight into its ecological role. As such,
collecting robust, accurate datasets in a time-efficient manner is an ever-present pressure for …

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) have recently emerged as a new remote sensing aerial
platform, and they are seemingly advancing real-time data generation. Nonetheless …

A single sheepdog can bring together and manoeuvre hundreds of sheep from one location
to another. Engineers and ecologists are fascinated by this sheepdog herding because of …

Advances in human technology can lead to widespread and rapid increases in interactions
between wildlife and potentially disturbing stimuli. The recreational use of drones is …

Biodiversity monitoring is crucial in tackling defaunation in the Anthropocene, particularly in
tropical ecosystems. However, field surveys are often limited by habitat complexity, logistical …

Advances in operational simplicity and cost efficiency have promoted the rapid integration of
unoccupied aerial vehicles (UAVs) into ecological research, yet UAVs often disturb wildlife …

Advances in drone technology have given rise to much interest in the use of drone-mounted
thermal imagery in wildlife monitoring. This research tested the feasibility of monitoring large …

Remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS, or 'drones' hereafter) have potential for surveying
waterbird species and habitats, but there is a risk that the disturbance from drones could …

In this study, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) captures images of wild animals at different
altitudes in order to compare the individual and herd identification capabilities of custom …

Determining animal abundance is crucial for assessing the effectiveness of management
measures against pest animals. Meanwhile, investigating animal movements has become …