today the team is colouring an elephant with a state-of-the-art device that
with a state-of-the-art device that
with a state-of-the-art device that might save its life a tag that sends an
might save its life a tag that sends an
might save its life a tag that sends an alert when the animal nears a farm you
alert when the animal nears a farm you
alert when the animal nears a farm you may any elephants across Africa get shot
may any elephants across Africa get shot
may any elephants across Africa get shot because they cause damage to human
because they cause damage to human
because they cause damage to human property to crops to livelihoods and
property to crops to livelihoods and
property to crops to livelihoods and indeed they kill people
Iain douglas-hamilton searches for a
Iain douglas-hamilton searches for a herd scanning the landscape by air while
herd scanning the landscape by air while
herd scanning the landscape by air while researcher David double ons team is on
researcher David double ons team is on
researcher David double ons team is on the ground
sorry in where I’m setting the two
sorry in where I’m setting the two groups of elephants tightly under the
groups of elephants tightly under the
groups of elephants tightly under the tree has found them in a perfect place
tree has found them in a perfect place
tree has found them in a perfect place we don’t want to lose them because you
we don’t want to lose them because you
we don’t want to lose them because you know they’re not quite often at the
know they’re not quite often at the
know they’re not quite often at the moment are so we want to take that
moment are so we want to take that
moment are so we want to take that opportunity to add them put a collar
opportunity to add them put a collar
opportunity to add them put a collar because we will know them from our past
because we will know them from our past
because we will know them from our past experience they will defend so much and
experience they will defend so much and
experience they will defend so much and if we have forecast we can position
if we have forecast we can position
if we have forecast we can position ourselves in different positions to make
ourselves in different positions to make
ourselves in different positions to make sure that the females would not see the
sure that the females would not see the
sure that the females would not see the female that has gone down
they identify the female to be collared
they identify the female to be collared that
once she’s unconscious double on has
once she’s unconscious double on has only 20 minutes to attach the collar the
only 20 minutes to attach the collar the
only 20 minutes to attach the collar the anesthesia makes the trunk muscles go
anesthesia makes the trunk muscles go
anesthesia makes the trunk muscles go slack a stick will keep her airway open
slack a stick will keep her airway open
slack a stick will keep her airway open this particular collar will do what
this particular collar will do what
this particular collar will do what Douglas Hamilton once only dreamed of it
Douglas Hamilton once only dreamed of it
Douglas Hamilton once only dreamed of it will allow an elephant to communicate
will allow an elephant to communicate
will allow an elephant to communicate with him the collar sends its alert to a
with him the collar sends its alert to a
with him the collar sends its alert to a cell phone via text message
this high-tech innovation is called
this high-tech innovation is called geofencing
geofencing
geofencing when an elephant crosses a virtual fence
when an elephant crosses a virtual fence
when an elephant crosses a virtual fence line the GPS unit in the collar sends an
line the GPS unit in the collar sends an
line the GPS unit in the collar sends an SMS or text message to a server in
SMS or text message to a server in
SMS or text message to a server in Nairobi the server then sends text
Nairobi the server then sends text
Nairobi the server then sends text alerts to a list of recipients who can
alerts to a list of recipients who can
alerts to a list of recipients who can quickly intercept the herd before it
quickly intercept the herd before it
quickly intercept the herd before it reaches a farm or human settlement
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