Astro-ecology: Counting orangutans using star-spotting technology
Tuesday, April 9, 2019 - 16:00
in Astronomy & Space
A groundbreaking scientific collaboration is harnessing technology used to study the luminosity of stars, to carry out detailed monitoring of orangutan populations in Borneo. Researchers came together to examine better ways of detecting the great apes in the Bornean forest canopy, by using drones fitted with thermal-imaging cameras.