Spring is in the air in the #Mojave! I happened to capture this image of a mating pair of Mojave desert #tortoises (#Gopherus #agassizii) last weekend during a #drone survey - a first! That's an active burrow to the left.

#drones #aiforwildlife #aiforconservation #computervision #deserttortoises

5 drones, expert-reviewed

What to look for in a drone, and what features are most important when buying a drone

By Kurt Knutsson

https://www.foxnews.com/tech/5-drones-expert-reviewed

#drones #robots #robotics #remotecontrol #technology #science

One of the things that concerns me about climate change… We sometimes fall for the most attractive narrative about how the world changes, not the one supported by evidence.

It’s so easy to love narratives about how tech / charismatic leaders / activists / politicians / nature / ranchers / etc will single-handedly stop climate change.

But what if the answer is a mix of things, many of which aren’t sexy, moving forward inch-by-inch? “The strong and slow boring of hard boards”, as they say.

Our new lab PPE has arrived. And it looks SICK!

We will need to use snowmobiles to access our remote field sites during the winter for our #moose #acoustic study. I also get to tag along with collaborators hoping to use #drones to survey moose.

Fun fact--did you know a single moose can host up to 90,000 ticks? Read more about why moose are at risk and the project here: https://indepthnh.org/2022/06/06/state-to-study-moose-numbers-using-drones/