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The use of conservation drones in ecology and wildlife research

Journal of Ecology and Environment / Journal of Ecology and Environment, (P)2287-8327; (E)2288-1220
2015, v.38 no.1, pp.113-118
https://doi.org/10.5141/ecoenv.2015.012
Bojana Ivošević (School of Applied Biosciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Kyungpook National Universi)
(School of Applied Biosciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Kyungpook National Universit)
(School of Applied Biosciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Kyungpook National)

Bojana, I. , & (2015). The use of conservation drones in ecology and wildlife research. Journal of Ecology and Environment, 38(1), 113-118, https://doi.org/10.5141/ecoenv.2015.012
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Abstract

Conservation drones are remote-controlled devices capable of collecting information from difficult-to-access places while minimizing disturbance. Although drones are increasingly used in many research disciplines, their application to wildlife research remains to be explored in depth. This paper reports on the use of Phantom 2 Vision+ for monitoring areas in two national parks in South Korea. The first research area was conducted in Chiaksan National Park, and the sec¬ond in Taeanhaean National Park. The aim of this research is to introduce ecologists and researchers alike to conservation drones and to show how these new tools have are fundamentally helping in the development of natural sciences. We also obtained photographs and videos of monitoring areas within our test site.

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drone, ecology, Phantom 2 Vision+, Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), wildlife

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