Drones for Snow Leopard Conservation: Detecting and Counting Prey for an Endangered Species in Mongolia
Project investigators:
Dr. Rodney Jackson, Snow Leopard Conservancy, Sonoma, California
Dr. Don Hunter, Rocky Mountain Cat Conservancy, Fort Collins, Colorado
Dr. Bariushaa Munkhtsog, Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Biology, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Three team members hold UAV Remote Pilot certificates issues by the FAA (USA).
(Photo Below: Dr Rodney Jackson (L) and Dr Bariushaa Munkhtsog with radio collared snow leopard in 2008. Photo Courtesy Snow Leopard Conservancy.)
(Photo Above: Snow Leopard remote camera image, Ladakh, India) (photos are all courtesy of Dr. Rodney Jackson/Snow Leopard Conservancy)
