Yesterday we announced our role in Project Obscurus, an exciting new conservation initiative underway to protect the endangered New Mexico ridge-nosed rattlesnake (Crotalus willardi obscurus). This nationwide program involves many government agencies, non-profit partners, as well as two other zoos (Los Angeles Zoo and San Antonio Zoo) in a cooperative effort to support the conservation and …
Month: October 2024
Tracking individual critters by track patterns pix and AI. Very Cool.
Zoe Jewell, a British conservationist, has spent the past 13 years helping WildTrack develop an artificial intelligence–powered system to identify animals from pictures of their footprints. The work was inspired by Jewell’s experiences working alongside Zimbabweans tracking black rhinoceroses. So far, the AI tool can identify 17 animals, including leopards, lions, and rhinos. But the WildTrack …
It looks like a vet bill in the making to me.