Are Blimps the New Drones? Lessons for Wildlife Conservation Research

scientists have been testing out blimps as a way of studying marine wildlife and preventing dangerous human-wildlife interactions. I spoke to one of these scientists, Kye Adams, to find out why they decided to use blimps, and whether they could be a game-changer when it comes to ecological research.

Climate ActionStephanie Martin5 July 2020Conservation, Conservation technology, Wildlife, wildlife conservation, Marine wildlife, scientist, ResearchComment

A New App to Protect Birds and Urban Greenspaces

The Greenspace Bird Calculator uses citizen science data to protect wildlife in urban greenspaces by predicting bird diversity. Urban greenspaces are important as they ‘can support relatively high biodiversity compared with natural or rural habitats and may even support threatened species’.

Climate ActionStephanie Martin5 June 2020Wildlife, wildlife conservation, Conservation technology, birdsComment

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