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Heat-detecting drones are a cheaper, more efficient way to find koalas

faunaRA Saving Koalas, The Conversation November 2, 2020November 5, 2020

Koalas are notoriously difficult to detect. Traditional methods are costly and labour intensive. So we found a more efficient way to locate koalas in eastern NSW, using drones. Read more via The Conversation!

Authors: Dr. Ryan Witt, Dr. Adam Roff, Chad Beranek, Lachlan Howell

  • ← Trialling a real-time drone detection and validation protocol for the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)
  • Human chorionic gonadotrophin does not induce ovulation in the tammar wallaby →

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