Drones improve counts of rare Cao-vit gibbon, identify conservation priorities

  • A survey using drones has come up with a more accurate, albeit smaller, population estimate for the critically endangered Cao-vit gibbon in the border region between Vietnam and China.
  • Researchers emphasize the lower estimate isn’t the result of a population decline, citing the discovery of new gibbon groups.
  • The finding, they say, “feeds into our assessments of how viable the population is [and] helps us decide what conservation actions are the most urgent.”
  • The survey is the latest to underscore the “limitless” utility of drones and their growing importance in wildlife surveys…

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News Source: news.mongabay.com


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