The New Networking When African Tech Solutions Meet Conservation

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Author: Ok, I Agree
Full Title: The New Networking: When African Tech Solutions Meet Conservation
Category: articles
Document Tags: #geospatial
URL: https://theafricanmirror.africa/news/the-new-networking-when-african-tech-solutions-meet-conservation/

This complex vigilance is made possible thanks to innovative software called EarthRanger, first introduced to Kenyan park wardens by Lewa’s operators. The system collects, integrates, and displays all historical and available data and combines it with reports from the field to provide a unified view of collared wildlife, of rangers and enforcement assets, as well as infrastructure, within a protected area. (View Highlight)
In Kenya, government entities like Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), Kenya Forest Service (KFS) and other private conservancies, are in the process of adopting the technology in a bid to increase animal and forest surveillance. This system also does away with the inefficient reliance on two-way radios to protect wildlife, a system that requires that rangers be on the ground all over the park, 24/7 (View Highlight)