Drones and live-streams: How tech is changing conservation

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Drones, satellites and laser sensors. It sounds like the tech of an action-packed spy thriller.

Not things you might typically associate with protecting animals.

According to a report by the World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF), the planet’s wildlife population has plummeted by 68% since 1970, with threats including things like poaching and loss of habitat.

But around the world, animal conservation has now evolved so it’s not just rangers and anti-poaching groups monitoring the wildlife of