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MODERN TECHNOLOGY IN CONSERVATION
Conner Bradley, Conservation Spotlight, 4/16/2015
"THE GAP BETWEEN WHAT WE KNOW AND DON'T KNOW ABOUT EARTH'S BIODIVERSITY IS STILL TREMENDOUS—BUT TECHNOLOGY IS GOING TO PLAY A MAJOR ROLE IN CLOSING IT AND HELPING US CONSERVE BIODIVERSITY MORE INTELLIGENTLY AND EFFICIENTLY,“ -- LUCAS N. JOPPA
"WITH THESE ADVANCES WE CAN DO MORE THAN CATCH POACHERS: WE CAN PREVENT THE KILLING IN THE FIRST PLACE“
– WCS DAVID WILKE AND ROBERT ROSE
(HTTP://NA.UNEP.NET/GEAS/GETUNEPPAGEWITHARTICLEIDSCRIPT.PHP?ARTICLE_ID=113)
HIGH TECH APPLICATIONS
GIS – INTERPRET DATA, SYMBOLIZE TRENDS, MODEL ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS
REMOTE SENSING/ SATELLITE IMAGERY -- LAND TYPES, ECOLOGICAL CHANGES
RADIO TELEMETRY – MONITOR MOVEMENTS, RANGE, SOME BEHAVIOR
CAMERA TRAPS -- POPULATION DATA, ANTI-POACHING
AUDIO TRAPS -- MONITOR WILDLIFE SOUNDS, REDUCE POACHING CONFLICTS
DRONES/ REMOTE CONTROL – UNDERSTAND LAND USE, IMAGES OF COVER
DNA AND GENETICS – SPECIES IDENTIFICATION, DISEASE COMBAT
SMART PHONES – SOCIAL MEDIA, PUBLIC INFORMATION, ELEPHANT TEXTING
WILDLIFE TRACKING
RADIO TELEMETRY
RADIO TRACKING INDIVIDUALS USING FREQUENCY SIGNALS
LIMITATIONS TO CONSIDER:
ATTACHMENT METHOD (ANIMAL SIZE AND COLLAR SIZE/WEIGHT)
LENGTH OF DEPLOYMENT (BATTERY LIFE)
RANGE (HOW FAR CAN YOU HEAR IT?)
APPLICATIONS:
POPULATION MODELS,
TRACKING BEHAVIOR.. HOW LONG DOES AN ANIMAL STAY AT A KILL?
SMART COLLARS
USE A COMBINATION OF GLOBAL POSITIONING TECHNOLOGY AND ACCELEROMETERS FOR MEASURING AN ANIMAL’S METABOLIC INNER LIFE IN LEAPING, RUNNING OR SLEEPING
INSIGHT INTO MIGRATORY PATTERNS
DIET INFORMATION
HABITAT INFORMATION
WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, WHY?
PREDICTING WILD BEHAVIOR
PROTECTING HUMAN INTERACTIONS
IMPLICATIONS
NEGATIVE:
• AESTHETIC VALUE IN NOT KNOWING – WILDLIFE MORE MYSTERIOUS…
• ”ONE IN THE GROUP WORE A COLLAR, AND THIS SAME ANIMAL SAT DOWN–REPEATEDLY–TO SCRATCH LIKE A FLEABAG AT HER ITCHY NECK. EVEN AFTER HER PACK MATES BEDDED DOWN FOR A SIESTA, THE UNRELENTING TORMENT KEPT HER FROM RESTING; SHE’D JUMP UP AGAIN AND AGAIN TO HAVE ANOTHER GO AT IT.”
POSITIVE:
• RESEARCH EXPANSION, AWARENESS, KNOWLEDGE OF ECOLOGY, CONSERVATION
• WHAT ARE SOME OTHER IMPLICATIONS YOU CAN THINK OF??
(HINT: THINK ABOUT THE LAB DISCUSSION ON WOLVES…)
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
WHAT IS GIS?
“A geographic information system (GIS) integrates hardware, software, and data for
capturing, managing, analyzing, and displaying all forms of geographically referenced
information. GIS allows us to view, understand, question,
interpret, and visualize data in many ways that reveal relationships, patterns, and trends in the form of maps, globes, reports, and charts…”
Created With Satellite Imagery
Privet Highlighted in red.
Useful for treatment and conservation
Understanding or Highlighting tree species
Analyzing Invasive Species
GIS to model species invasions- Invasive species - Ecological impacts of colonization
Habitat Connectivity- GIS can be used to identify remaining
areas of primary ecological significance - Metapopulations
Prioritization of Land Acquisition- GIS is used to analyze such important
factors as cost, species presence and disturbance factors in order to determine the priority of available land parcels for acquisition.
EVERYTHING CAN BE MAPPED!!!!
Conservation Applications
QUESTIONS?
SOURCES
HTTP://NEWS.MONGABAY.COM/NEWS-INDEX/TECHNOLOGY%20AND%20CONSERVATION1.HTML – TECH AND CONSERVATION IDEAS
HTTP://CONSERVINGBIODIVERSITY.YOLASITE.COM/POPULATION-MANAGEMENT.PHP - TELEMETRY INFO
HTTP://WWW.TREEHUGGER.COM/GADGETS/WAYS-TECHNOLOGY-SAVING-ENDANGERED-SPECIES.HTML -- PICTURES AND INFO
HTTP://NA.UNEP.NET/GEAS/GETUNEPPAGEWITHARTICLEIDSCRIPT.PHP?ARTICLE_ID=113 – FIGHTING WILDLIFE CRIME
HTTP://WWW.GISLOUNGE.COM/CONSERVATION-BIOLOGY-AND-GIS/ -- CONSERVATION APPLICATIONS FOR GIS