Name: A drone's-eye view of conservation
Uploaded: 2013-11-18T16:00:00Z
Duration: 13 min 17 s
Description: Ecologist Lian Pin Koh makes a persuasive case for using drones to protect the world's forests and wildlife. These lightweight autonomous flying vehicles can track animals in their natural habitat, monitor the health of rainforests, even combat crime by detecting poachers via thermal imaging. Added bonus? They're also entirely affordable.

Ecologist Lian Pin Koh makes a persuasive case for using drones to protect the world's forests and wildlife. These lightweight autonomous flying vehicles can track animals in their natural habitat, monitor the health of rainforests, even combat crime by detecting poachers via thermal imaging. Added bonus? They're also entirely affordable.

Lian Pin Koh: A drone's-eye view of conservation

A drone's-eye view of conservation

Drones in Nepal offer a new horizon in conservation, battling wildlife crime by capturing high-res images of endangered species.

With a simple assembly and the cost of a laptop, conservation drones are an affordable tool in monitoring and saving forests.

Conservation drones are revolutionizing environmental science, from tracking orangutan nests in Sumatra to monitoring deforestation.