It’s been six months since we first received funding and to celebrate, we invited our investors to Canberra to see Wildlife Drones in action. For most of our investors, this was the first time that they’ve seen our system in operation and our new user interface. In the morning, Debbie introduced everyone to Wildlife Drones’ […]
Since taking on my new role as Marketing and Communications Officer at Wildlife Drones, I’ve been incredibly lucky to have had the opportunity to go out on project demos with the team. Out in the field, I get to film and photograph the day, and sometimes I even get to encounter the wildlife! There’s something […]
“If we can just fly a drone overhead and collect GPS data without having to negotiate cliffy areas and Blackthorn scrub, it would save lots of time and energy and a few twisted ankles”. – Dr Don Fletcher In January, we had the opportunity to track Rosenberg’s Goannas in Namadgi National Park. It was a […]
With our recent move into our new offices within the Centre for Entrepreneurial Agri-Technology (CEAT) we are particularly interested in exploring how our drone tracking technology originally developed for use with wildlife and invasive species can also be applied in different contexts, such as within the livestock industry. We believe there is a growing need […]
In December, we had the fantastic opportunity to travel from one end of the country to the other to demonstrate our system to very enthusiastic crowds. First stop was in Hobart Tasmania where we were invited to present at a Drones for Wildlife Management workshop for the Australasian Wildlife Management Society (AWMS) Conference. A few […]
As an ecologist and a drone pilot I was horrified by the recent viral video clearly showing a distressed mother bear and her cub while attempting to escape from an invasive drone. This irresponsible use of a drone created an incredibly dangerous situation on a snow cliff that resulted in the baby bear risking serious […]
Last month, our science communication intern, Laura, went on a trip to Japan to study geological hazards. Read on to hear about what she got up to… In early September, I went to Japan for a Science Communication fieldtrip with the University of Tokyo’s Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute (AORI). The focus of the […]
Animal movement studies play a key role in understanding how different species interact with their environment. They are also instrumental for identifying key wildlife corridors that are in need protection. An example of this is a study conducted by researchers from Elephants Without Borders (EWB). They tracked the movements of 120 elephants in southern Africa […]
A recent article by the ABC reported the appearance of feral camels making their way towards the south-east coast of Western Australia. Typically rampant in dry regions like Central Australia, these desert-dwellers have moved away from their usual stomping grounds in search for food and water. Their unusual appearance down south has not been well-received […]