Automated identification of African carnivores: conservation applications

Trends Ecol Evol. 2024 Feb;39(2):125-127. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2023.12.007. Epub 2024 Jan 6.ABSTRACTPhotographic images taken by tourists and uploaded to the African Carnivore Wildbook have been used by Cozzi et al. to identify individual African wild dogs and study their dispersal behavior. Collaborations among citizen scientists, computer scientists, and researchers can expand the reach of conservation efforts spatially and temporally.PMID:38185582 | DOI:10.1016/j.tree.2023.12.007

Source: Trends in Ecology and Evolution - January 7, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Emily Bennitt Source Type: research