Poaching is a threat to the survival of rhinos worldwide, and anti-poaching efforts have always been one step behind. Now, park rangers in South Africa have a leg up. John Petersen from the Air Shepherd program tells host Steve Curwood how the power of predictive analytics combined with drone technology could help to rescue the rhinos.

Source: Living on Earth: Drones Stymie Rhino Poachers

Very cool effort to re-purpose predictive analytics systems that were designed to find roadside bombs, to figure out where poachers are likely to be, then fly drones to find them. Initial results are really promising. No Rhinos were taken in the protected area during their 6 month trial, down from 12 – 14 a month previously.