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Drone Spots Massive Great White Off Maine Beaches

drone lovers, get ready for a jaws-dropping tale from Maine’s coast! A massive 10-12 foot great white shark was caught cruising near popular

Rafael SuárezAug 17

PRISM

Yellowstone Drone Flies Again Over Grand Prismatic—Possible Repeat Offender Sparks Outrage

Here’s the drone drama Yellowstone didn’t need: an illegal flight above the Grand Prismatic—sparked outrage and penalties A new video posted by the popular Instagram account Tourons of Yellowstone has ignited fresh outrage after showing a visitor operating a drone over the Grand Prismatic Spring inside Yellowstone National Park—an activity strictly prohibited under federal law.…

Haye KestelooAug 15

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DJI

Drones Buzz Utah Skies to Zap Mosquitoes and West Nile Virus

Utah’s got drones fighting a different kind of battle—one against those bloodsucking pests we all hate: mosquitoes. In Salt Lake City, the Mosquito

Rafael SuárezAug 12

Wildlife

NY DEC Drones Soar to Save Wildlife: Tracking Mallards and Bats with High-Tech Flair

The DEC is deploying drones to monitor declining wildlife populations, focusing on mallard ducks and little brown bats, two species hit hard

Rafael SuárezAug 8

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Drone Research

Drones Uncover WWII Bombs Hidden in Ottawa’s Mer Bleue Bog: A Surprising Find

DroneXL fans, because Ottawa’s Mer Bleue Bog just revealed a explosive secret! Carleton University grad students used drones to uncover over 17

Rafael SuárezAug 8

Michigan

Shocking Ruling Crushes Drone Deer Recovery in Michigan – Hunters Beware

Laugh if you want, but drones “speaking” location data? That’s the wild argument in a case where Michigan’s hunting ban won out, leaving pilots and hunters reeling. A federal appeals court has affirmed that an Ohio-based company cannot use drones to help hunters locate wounded deer in Michigan, upholding the state’s prohibition despite recognizing free…

Haye KestelooAug 5

Amazon

Epic Discovery: Drones Unmask World’s Largest Giant River Turtle Haven

What a wild ride—drones buzzed the Guaporé River for days, exposing 41,000 huge turtles nesting like never before. Ready for the details? Drones have enabled scientists to identify and accurately count over 41,000 giant South American river turtles at a massive nesting site along the Guaporé River on the Brazil-Bolivia border, marking the largest such…

Haye KestelooAug 1

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DJI

Drones Drop Mosquitoes to Save Hawaii’s Birds: A Conservation Game-Changer

DroneXL readers, get ready for a story that’s wilder than a DJI Mavic chasing a Hawaiian sunset. In Hawaii, drones are dropping mosquitoes from the skies—not to ruin your picnic, but to save endangered birds.A CNN report details how conservationists are using drones to release lab-reared mosquitoes over Maui and Kauai to combat avian malaria,…

Rafael SuárezJul 26

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