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    Eyes in the Skies

    Feb 01, 2019 3 minutes
    by Nathalie Alonso

    How do you count orangutans that nest way up high in the canopy of a rainforest? Or vaccinate burrow-dwelling prairie dogs against a deadly disease? Ecologists and biologists often face these kinds of practical challenges in their mission to protect animals. In some cases, the solution has been a gadget once used only by the military: drones.

    Unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, are small aircraft that fly without a pilot on board. Drones can be operated via remote control. Their flight paths can also be programmed

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