Oxford University has developed a new method of investigating African elephants

An international research team led by Oxford University has developed a new method of investigating African elephants using satellite imagery and artificial intelligence. This method uses satellite orbits capable of capturing images of more than five thousand square kilometers in space. Then, the captured image is processed through a deep learning model, which will detect the elephant and eliminate other objects. The international team used a customized data set to cover thousands of elephants in South AfricaThis method eliminates the risk of double counting. In addition, it can conduct repeated investigations in a short period of time.

Elephants in India

• The population of elephants in India is 27,312. The Indian Elephants are one of the three subspecies of Asian elephants.

Conservation of Elephants

• In 1986, the Asian elephants were listed as “Endangered” in IUCN Red List.
• They have been listed under CITES Appendix I.
• India launched Project Elephant in 1992 to provide financial and technical support of wildlife management efforts.
• The project aims to increase the life of the elephants in their natural habitats by protecting their habitats and migration corridors.

Elephant Corridors in India

• There are 138 elephant corridors in India.
• Of these 28 are interstate and seventeen are international state corridors.
• The Elephant corridors are narrow strips of land that connects two large habitats of elephants.
• They are crucial to reduce animal fatalities due to accidents.