FLIR - Use of Thermal Technology to fight poachers

Various countries throughout Africa are committed to stop illegal poaching and protect wildlife and to help this cause, FLIR thermal technology is used by World Wildlife Fund. Poaching is a serious problem which damages ecosystem and threatens the livelihood and security of local communities.
Introduction of FLIR technology has brought a decline in poaching which includes both handheld and long range cameras. Some of them are mounted to vehicles to create mobile observation posts. With thermal advantage rangers can spot poachers at night even if they try to hide behind deep grass.
For perimeter security, WWF has installed FLIR long range cameras which can identify illegal intrusion and help in monitoring animal behaviour. The introduction of inexpensive, easy to fly unmanned aerial vehicles or, drones offer a great platform for setting up systematic aerial surveillance of protected areas and national parks. Aerial observation using advanced FLIR thermal cameras helps in mitigating potential conflicts between elephants and neighbouring villagers.