Can we count elephants from space? Towards a remote alternative to aerial surveys for large land mammals
Wilks et al. share their experience investigating the potential use of satellite surveys to identify elephants in the heterogeneous terrain of Botswana, Africa. A small Cessna plane flies low across the vast expanse of the Okavango Delta in Botswana, with all eyes abord peeled to detect and record elephants as part of the country-wide aerial survey every 4 years. The survey will fly over 20,000 … Continue reading Can we count elephants from space? Towards a remote alternative to aerial surveys for large land mammals
