Counting elephants from space with new tech – SHINE

In this file photo in the year 2019, an elephant sits in water in the Okavango Delta near the Nxaraga village in the outskirt of Maun.
Conservationists have started using satellite imagery to count elephants from space, a technique that British experts hope will help protect threatened populations in Africa.
Researchers said the use of algorithms, machine learning and satellite technology could replace current techniques used to count elephants.
The population of African elephants has plummeted…

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