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Drone news in wildlife: conservation efforts, monitoring programs, technological advancements, and ethical considerations in using drones for wildlife observation.
DJI Drones Catch Porpoises in the Act off Shetland
Nobody told the harbour porpoises they were on camera. Good thing, too, because what scientists captured in Shetland’s waters is the most detailed look at harbour porpoise mating behaviour ever recorded in UK waters, as Oceanographic Magazine reported. A drone…
DJI Wants Developers to Build the Future of Aerial AI. The Prize Is Real.
DJI just opened a competition that could change what drones are capable of. Not the hardware. The brain. The DJI Enterprise Drone Onboard AI Challenge 2026 is not a drone racing event. It is not a photography contest. It is…
DJI Matrice 30 Is Counting Deer on Martha’s Vineyard. The Ticks Are Not Happy About It.
Martha’s Vineyard has a deer problem. The deer have a tick problem. And the ticks have been giving Islanders a very serious disease problem for years, as MV Times reports. The solution, apparently, begins with a DJI Matrice 30 at…
Oklahoma Is Building the Drone Workforce From the Classroom Up
Oklahoma just showed the rest of the country what aerospace education leadership actually looks like. And it started with teachers. Two Days at OSU That Actually Matter On February 27 and 28, the Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics teamed…
Oklahoma Drones Drop Poison Pellets to Kill Invasive Cedar Trees
Oklahoma has a slow-motion wildfire crisis growing one tree at a time. Drones dropping herbicide pellets tree by tree may be the most cost-effective answer anyone has found yet, as reported by KOSU. The Tree That Is Eating Oklahoma Eastern…
Drones Will Hunt Toxic Algae Across Florida’s Lake Okeechobee
Every summer, a thick green menace takes over Florida’s largest lake. Embry-Riddle researchers are about to send drones after it. Florida’s Biggest Lake Has a Toxic Summer Tenant Lake Okeechobee is 730 square miles of freshwater sitting at the heart…
Indiana DNR Brings First Prosecution for Illegal Drone Deer Scouting, and the Forensic Evidence Is Damning
A drone’s GPS log doesn’t lie. When Indiana Conservation Officers seized the UAV at the center of this case and ran a forensic analysis, they didn’t find a few accidental photos of a whitetail. They found hundreds of images and…
China Studies Predators to Train AI Drones
If you want your drones to hunt better, apparently you start by watching hawks. As global militaries sprint through the AI arms race, China is leaning into a strategy that sounds less like a defense white paper and more like…
Fiber optic drone webs are reshaping Ukraine’s battlefields
Russia’s full scale invasion of Ukraine is often called the world’s first true drone war, and not without reason. FPV drones buzz across the frontlines every day, striking targets, scouting positions, and doing jobs that once required far more people…
Louisiana weighs drones for tracking wounded game
Louisiana hunting regulators are considering a rule change that would allow drones to help hunters locate wounded or dead animals after a legal shot, while drawing a very bright line between recovery and actual hunting, as Louisiana Illuminator reports. The…
Georgia House Bill Opens Hog Hunting with Drones
Georgia lawmakers are moving to loosen the rules around hog hunting and tracking, and one line in House Bill 946 is getting drone pilots’ attention. The bill would expand when and how hogs can be taken, including allowing drones to…
Autel EVO II Dual drones help New Jersey towns count deer
Hillsdale and Montvale are waiting on results from recent deer population surveys carried out with thermal imaging drones, with reports expected sometime in February, as The Press Group reports. Borough administrator Mike Ghassali, who is also Montvale’s mayor, said both…