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Conservation Expert Warns Earth Is In Midst Of Sixth Great Extinction, Calls for Immediate Action
Dr Jane Goodall, the celebrated primatologist, has warned that the world is in the midst of the sixth great extinction. Speaking during her European tour, she urged global leaders to take urgent steps to protect wildlife and ecosystems. Dr Goodall highlighted deforestation, habitat destruction, and the climate crisis, calling for stronger regulatio...
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Swiss Man Cuts Off Arm With Pocket Knife To Escape Bear Attack In Thailand Zoo
A 33-year-old man was forced to cut off his arm with a pocket knife after a bear dug his teeth into him and refused to let go at a wildlife foundation in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
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Pic Of Elephant With Deformed Back Shows Toll Of Tourist Rides In Thailand
A photo of an elephant gaining traction on social media shows the terrible toll tourist rides can take on the creatures.
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Wildlife Filmmaking: Important Tips to Keep in Mind When Choosing Gear
A dedicated monitor is usually a 5-inch or a 7-inch screen which can be mounted on the camera. Large powerful batteries called V mount batteries or Gold mount batteries provide external power. Power from external batteries can be supplied to your camera via a DC power connector or cables.
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Wildlife Filmmaking Tips: Things to Consider While Choosing Gear for Wildlife Filmmakers
Wildlife films as seen and experienced by people on TV are made by extremely sophisticated and expensive equipment. When your subjects are out of your control, the cameraperson and the gear have to be ever ready to capture moments when they happen, therefore the equipment used to shoot wildlife films and the people who operate them are of a differe...
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Nature’s Radio: Listening to Birds Singing to My Microphone
The more you bird, the more you see, and the ‘birdier’ it looks! Taking a snapshot with a camera helps capture a memory or a bird in a pretty photograph; to remember what it looks like, where it was found and what it was doing when it was found. So how do birders learn and memorise bird sounds? Well, the more you listen, the more you learn, and...
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Everything You Need to Know About Buying Binoculars for Birdwatching
Binoculars, often referred to as binocs/ bins/ nocs are the birders best ally in the field helping them spot, identify, and fully appreciate the beauty of the birds. Like a superior tool enhances the craft of an artisan, so does a good pair of binocs enhance the ability and overall experience of the birder.
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Seeing in the Dark: Tools Nature Researchers Use for Nocturnal Observations
People have taken to various activities to experience the joy of being outdoors – hiking or trekking, bird watching, wildlife safari, etc. One would wonder, can we experience even at night, when most of the world is sleeping? The simple answer is yes.
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Are India’s New Drone Rules Aimed at Ease of Operations or a Door to Mass Surveillance?
On the Gadgets 360 podcast Orbital this week, we talk all about India’s Drone Rules 2021 and how they can impact our lives.
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What Does Big Data Have to Do With Wildlife Conservation?
The last fifteen years have witnessed a major change in how we can read genomes, and information from genomes of individuals and species can help better plan their conservation.
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Locus in Focus: One Scientist's Story About Navigating in the Wild
Researchers commonly use the Locus Map app for marking important locations like that of camera trap deployments, animal den sites, a river source, or in more general, a particular remote village site.
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Research in the Wild: AI, Leopards and Photobombs
The world through a camera lens can be beautiful. But the world through a camera-trap can be like a reality show about the secret lives of animals. It is beautiful, no doubt, but it is also entertaining and extremely insightful.
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Using Bioacoustics to Unlock the Ecological Information in Soundscapes
Remote sensing technologies such as the acoustic recorders allow for scientists to passively collect data with minimal human disturbance in a habitat. It is akin to having a peep hole through which one can observe, or listen to, species without letting our presence interfere with their behaviour.
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High Tech Meets Jugaad in the Jungle to Study Agumbe's Flying Dragons
Famously referred to as the flying dragons of the animal kingdom, these magnificent, yet cryptic creatures are not your conventional gliders. The goal of this research was to understand the mystery behind their effortless and well-choreographed gliding behaviour, and the a collection of drones, GoPros, and DSLRs, were the key to unlock this mystery...
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Camera Traps and Motion Sensors Show the Wacky Side of Wildlife
Camera traps and motion sensors help to identify and examine spatial and temporal patterns in how wild ungulates in Kanha used waterholes. But they also show the wackier side of wildlife along the way.
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Conservation Expert Warns Earth Is In Midst Of Sixth Great Extinction, Calls for Immediate Action
Dr Jane Goodall, the celebrated primatologist, has warned that the world is in the midst of the sixth great extinction. Speaking during her European tour, she urged global leaders to take urgent steps to protect wildlife and ecosystems. Dr Goodall highlighted deforestation, habitat destruction, and the climate crisis, calling for stronger regulatio...
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Swiss Man Cuts Off Arm With Pocket Knife To Escape Bear Attack In Thailand Zoo
A 33-year-old man was forced to cut off his arm with a pocket knife after a bear dug his teeth into him and refused to let go at a wildlife foundation in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
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Pic Of Elephant With Deformed Back Shows Toll Of Tourist Rides In Thailand
A photo of an elephant gaining traction on social media shows the terrible toll tourist rides can take on the creatures.
-
Wildlife Filmmaking: Important Tips to Keep in Mind When Choosing Gear
A dedicated monitor is usually a 5-inch or a 7-inch screen which can be mounted on the camera. Large powerful batteries called V mount batteries or Gold mount batteries provide external power. Power from external batteries can be supplied to your camera via a DC power connector or cables.
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Wildlife Filmmaking Tips: Things to Consider While Choosing Gear for Wildlife Filmmakers
Wildlife films as seen and experienced by people on TV are made by extremely sophisticated and expensive equipment. When your subjects are out of your control, the cameraperson and the gear have to be ever ready to capture moments when they happen, therefore the equipment used to shoot wildlife films and the people who operate them are of a differe...
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Nature’s Radio: Listening to Birds Singing to My Microphone
The more you bird, the more you see, and the ‘birdier’ it looks! Taking a snapshot with a camera helps capture a memory or a bird in a pretty photograph; to remember what it looks like, where it was found and what it was doing when it was found. So how do birders learn and memorise bird sounds? Well, the more you listen, the more you learn, and...
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Everything You Need to Know About Buying Binoculars for Birdwatching
Binoculars, often referred to as binocs/ bins/ nocs are the birders best ally in the field helping them spot, identify, and fully appreciate the beauty of the birds. Like a superior tool enhances the craft of an artisan, so does a good pair of binocs enhance the ability and overall experience of the birder.
-
Seeing in the Dark: Tools Nature Researchers Use for Nocturnal Observations
People have taken to various activities to experience the joy of being outdoors – hiking or trekking, bird watching, wildlife safari, etc. One would wonder, can we experience even at night, when most of the world is sleeping? The simple answer is yes.
-
Are India’s New Drone Rules Aimed at Ease of Operations or a Door to Mass Surveillance?
On the Gadgets 360 podcast Orbital this week, we talk all about India’s Drone Rules 2021 and how they can impact our lives.
-
What Does Big Data Have to Do With Wildlife Conservation?
The last fifteen years have witnessed a major change in how we can read genomes, and information from genomes of individuals and species can help better plan their conservation.
-
Locus in Focus: One Scientist's Story About Navigating in the Wild
Researchers commonly use the Locus Map app for marking important locations like that of camera trap deployments, animal den sites, a river source, or in more general, a particular remote village site.
-
Research in the Wild: AI, Leopards and Photobombs
The world through a camera lens can be beautiful. But the world through a camera-trap can be like a reality show about the secret lives of animals. It is beautiful, no doubt, but it is also entertaining and extremely insightful.
-
Using Bioacoustics to Unlock the Ecological Information in Soundscapes
Remote sensing technologies such as the acoustic recorders allow for scientists to passively collect data with minimal human disturbance in a habitat. It is akin to having a peep hole through which one can observe, or listen to, species without letting our presence interfere with their behaviour.
-
High Tech Meets Jugaad in the Jungle to Study Agumbe's Flying Dragons
Famously referred to as the flying dragons of the animal kingdom, these magnificent, yet cryptic creatures are not your conventional gliders. The goal of this research was to understand the mystery behind their effortless and well-choreographed gliding behaviour, and the a collection of drones, GoPros, and DSLRs, were the key to unlock this mystery...
-
Camera Traps and Motion Sensors Show the Wacky Side of Wildlife
Camera traps and motion sensors help to identify and examine spatial and temporal patterns in how wild ungulates in Kanha used waterholes. But they also show the wackier side of wildlife along the way.
