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Poachers profit from the illegal trade of animal parts. Elephants and rhinoceros are often the target of poachers. In South Africa areas of private reserves agreed to drop fences bordering Kruger National Park. At same time they keep fences that don't boarder the park. Poachers are crossing these fence lines. This paper discusses a work in progress to develop sensors to detect poachers as they cross...
Worldwide, crop losses from pests range from 28% to more than 50% of attainable production. This paper discusses the design of elephant collars used to determine if an elephant has entered an exclusion zone. The elephant's location is determined using GPS. When the elephant enters an exclusion zone a signal is sent to a remote control to indicate the presence of an elephant. In addition, a strobe...
This paper describes a recent capstone design project don e at Western Kentucky University. An important tool for studying and monitoring wildlife are automated digital recording systems. The Amphibulator is designed to control the Marantz Professional Solid State Recorder PMD 660. In this paper improvements to the Amphibulator I are discussed. The system has being used to monitor the effects of global...
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