Epi 98: How AI cameras help save elephants and lions – a World Wildlife Day Trivia special

Full Episode description

A world where cameras do not just take pictures, but also tell you when and how to smile – is no longer the stuff of science fiction. For now, artificially intelligent cameras are already helping save the lives (and possibly the smiles) of people and endangered wildlife.

These AI cameras placed in multiple points throughout forests can alert forest rangers if any wild animals stray from their regular paths. Often times, these wild animals enter the habitats of humans, when they change their feeding paths. To prevent human-wildlife conflicts, these cameras are proving to be more than handy.

Listen to 8-year old Nayra and 10-year old Naren discuss how they think these cameras can improve the balance of wildlife inside forests. They also have interesting answers to questions such as –
'What games do tortoises most likely play?'
'What are the horns of rhinos made of?'

The awesome cover art has been made by a 3rd grader – Hansaveni R. Joshi from Children's Academy Mumbai (Thakur Complex). Thank you for this fabulous art-work. 

Reading references
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-ai-wildlife-camera.html

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