Contemporary rates of biodiversity decline emphasize the need for reliable ecological
forecasting, but current methods vary in their ability to predict the declines of real-world …

In the last decade, drones have become an affordable technology offering highly mobile
aerial platforms that can carry a range of sensory equipment into hitherto uncharted areas …

Knowing how many individuals are in a wildlife population allows informed management
decisions to be made. Ecologists are increasingly using technologies, such as remotely …

Owing to usual logistic hardships related to field-based cryospheric research, remote
sensing has played a significant role in understanding the frozen components of the Earth …

The ease of use and advancements in drone technology is resulting in the widespread
application of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to diverse fields, making it a booming …

The use of unoccupied aircraft systems (UASs, also known as drones) in science is growing
rapidly. Recent advances in microelectronics and battery technology have resulted in the …

During traditional boat-based surveys of marine megafauna, behavioral observations are
typically limited to records of animal surfacings obtained from a horizontal perspective …

Research on the ecology and biology of marine mammal populations is necessary to
understand ecosystem dynamics and to support conservation management. Emerging …

We review how unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), often referred to as drones, are being
deployed to study the abundance and behaviour of sea turtles, identifying some of the …

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are increasingly important in wildlife data collection but
concern over wildlife disturbance has led several countries to ban their use in National …