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Drones Flying High as New Tool for Field Biologists

SciencePublished 1 May 2014
Richard Schiffman
Citations67
SJR quartileQ1
SJR score10.42
SNIP6.62

TL;DR

As price tags for drones fall, field biologists have begun using unmanned aerial vehicles for developing more accurate wildlife censuses, mapping migration corridors, and cracking down on poachers.

Abstract

Drones are becoming an essential tool for managing wildlife and fighting poachers.

Keywords

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyEnvironmental Science