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There are two key problems I am aware of. First, some countries such as South Africa banns UAVs so it is in fact illegal to deploy such systems. This was the ke
by zk00006 12y ago
There are two key problems I am aware of. First, some countries such as South Africa banns UAVs so it is in fact illegal to deploy such systems. This was the key problem for the "Rhino challenge" from the last year. Second, it is much easier for the poachers to find rhinos/elephants using UAVs as opposed to use UAVs to protect them.
- zamalek 12y ago> some countries such as South Africa bans UAVs This might have changed since that competition: I've recently been seeing quadcopters in stores. A close-by area is protected by threat of death: poachers can be shot on sight by, effectively, mercenaries. I'm not sure how this was legally achieved but after one actually got shot[1] poaching activity has somewhat died down. [1]: http://thebeat.linmedia.co.za/articles/crime/26415/2014-08-22/poachers-caught-in-vaalwater http://thebeat.linmedia.co.za/articles/crime/26415/2014-08-2...