Counting the polar bears by satellite
Researchers test a new way to determine bear populations in inaccessible Arctic regions; might also be usable for other wildlife
A team of U.S. and Canadian scientists has been investigating the potential to use high resolution satellite imagery for monitoring wildlife in remote regions of the Arctic. An initial study, the results of which have been published in a paper in scientific journal PLOS One, determined that it is po....
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