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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Ben Mitchell

Drones to be used by zoo charity to monitor endangered species in the wild

A rhino as seen from a drone (Marwell Wildlife and Southampton University/PA) - (PA Media)

Drones which can see the veins in an animal’s ear from 120 metres above are to be used by a Hampshire zoo as part of plans to monitor snow leopards and other endangered species in the wild.

Marwell Wildlife has partnered with the University of Southampton to develop the uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) to identify and assess animals without disturbing them.

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