beecee Posted June 15, 2017 Posted June 15, 2017 I came across this article...... http://newatlas.com/wiper-elephant-collar/49962/ Sensor sounds alert when elephants are shot at Ben Coxworth June 8, 2017 A radio-collared elephant in India (Credit: Narotham.r) Many wild elephants already wear GPS-equipped collars, which let wildlife officials track their whereabouts via radio signals. A hardware upgrade to those collars, however, could soon allow those officials to instantly know when poachers are shooting at the elephants, along with the location where it's occurring. Known as WIPER, the technology was developed in a collaboration between Vanderbilt University and Colorado State University. It consists of a sensor which detects the acoustic shockwave that's produced when a high-powered weapon is fired. That shockwave occurs even if a silencer is being used. more at link..... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Should the same type of technology be used for preservation of rhinos, Gorillas, and maybe Tigers also. 1
John Cuthber Posted June 15, 2017 Posted June 15, 2017 Better still if it could shoot back. It would need to tell the difference between "shot near elephant" and "shot directed at elephant"- which would be tricky.
KipIngram Posted June 15, 2017 Posted June 15, 2017 It would need to tell the difference between "shot near elephant" and "shot directed at elephant"- which would be tricky. Well, I think he was joking, but it was a good joke.
stefan r Posted June 27, 2017 Posted June 27, 2017 Could poachers hack into the tracking collar network?
zack.miller Posted June 28, 2017 Posted June 28, 2017 Could poachers hack into the tracking collar network? Of course that they could, but would they? And then the Neo elephant will arise
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