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Travelogue: Ground-truthing satellite data in Borneo (Insider)

Rhett Ayers Butler 3 Jul 2019

Hunting for rare plants in inaccessible spots: Q&A with drone pilot Ben Nyberg

Shreya Dasgupta 13 May 2019

Drone rediscovers Hawaiian flower thought to be extinct

Mongabay.com 1 May 2019

Creating a high-tech island to save one of the world’s rarest birds

Hannah Thomasy 25 Apr 2019

Lift-off for thermal-imaging system to estimate wildlife populations

James Fair 18 Apr 2019

Climb confirms that the world’s tallest tropical tree tops 100 meters

John Cannon 7 Apr 2019
A Wounaan bird-watching group from the community of Puerto Lara during a hike in the local forest. Image by Alexander Arosemena for Mongabay.

Panamanian indigenous people act to protect the forest from invading loggers

Guido Bilbao 2 Apr 2019

AI and drone-based imagery improve power to survey cryptic animals

Sue Palminteri (1965-2019) 15 Mar 2019

The odor side of otters: Tech reveals species’ adaptations to human activity

Visvak P. 25 Feb 2019

Study finds bears react, then habituate, to drones

Sue Palminteri (1965-2019) 29 Jan 2019

Drones with thermal cameras help detect camouflaged species

Sue Palminteri (1965-2019) 10 Jan 2019

10 ways conservation tech shifted into auto in 2018

Sue Palminteri (1965-2019) 28 Dec 2018

Drone 3D models help assess risk of turtle nesting beaches to sea level rise

David Klinges 27 Dec 2018

Hobby-grade drones can monitor marine animals beneath the surface

Sue Palminteri (1965-2019) 14 Dec 2018

Peru’s Brazil nut harvesters learn to monitor forests with drones

Yvette Sierra Praeli 6 Dec 2018

Virtual meetup highlights networked sensor technology for parks

Sue Palminteri (1965-2019) 30 Nov 2018
Extract of an aerial 360° of an informal gold mine in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Click the image to see the full panorama.

Information-based solutions for forest conservation projects

Mongabay.com 29 Nov 2018

Tech prize finalists promote collaboration to fight extinction

Marianne Messina 11 Oct 2018

Nepali scientists deploy drones to count endangered crocodiles

Abhaya Raj Joshi 4 Oct 2018

Using space tech to improve palm oil transparency in Colombia

Andrew J. Wight 21 Sep 2018

Latam Eco Review: Salmon escape, jungle drones, and a new biosphere reserve

Mongabay.com 8 Sep 2018

Drone used to confirm existence of uncontacted Amazon tribe (video)

Mongabay.com 24 Aug 2018

Automating drone-based wildlife surveys saves time and money, study finds

Sue Palminteri (1965-2019) 2 Aug 2018

How to use drones without stressing wildlife

Mike Gaworecki 10 Jul 2018

Mongabay discusses technology’s role in conservation at Seattle event [VIDEO]

Erik Hoffner 13 Jun 2018

From galaxies far, far away to endangered species just over the hill

Sue Palminteri (1965-2019) 11 Apr 2018

Sarawak’s Penan now have detailed maps of their ancestral homeland

John Cannon 20 Mar 2018
Earlier reports based on satellite data suggested that the Danger Islands could be home to several penguin "supercolonies." However, heavy pack ice is common around the Danger Islands, even in austral summer, making difficult to access this area to conduct a comprehensive survey. Credit: Rachael Herman, Louisiana State University, © Stony Brook University

Penguin mega-colony discovered using satellites and drones, raising scientists’ hopes

Mongabay.com 3 Mar 2018

Drone photography allows scientists to measure marine mammals without a catch

Danielle Bettermann 2 Mar 2018

Detecting disasters on community lands in the Amazon: film highlights indigenous struggle

Sue Palminteri (1965-2019) 27 Feb 2018

Coral reef monitoring takes to the skies: drone-mounted hyperspectral cameras help scientists assess health of coral reefs

Colleen O'Brien 19 Feb 2018

Drones enable fast, accurate wildlife counts, study shows

Sue Palminteri (1965-2019) 14 Feb 2018

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