Aerial Image of Hippos Taken from a Drone 2/2 (IMAGE)

University of New South Wales

Aerial Image of Hippos Taken from a Drone 2/2

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A new UNSW study has shown that using a drone to film hippos in Africa is an effective, affordable tool for conservationists to monitor the threatened species' population from a safe distance, particularly in remote and aquatic areas.

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Victoria Inman

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