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Military-grade drones could soon be chasing Australia's feral animals
Australia has around a dozen invasive feral species, from wild pigs to dogs, and one Australian company wants to send military-grade drones chasing after them.
To get rid of the pests, which can kill livestock and damage land, Australian farmers have tried hunts and poison. Marcus Ehrlich, managing director of Ninox Robotics, told Mashable Australia "quality intelligence" is what's lacking in this particular fight.
That's where Ninox Robotics's drones come in. The team is in the process of testing their SpyLite drones in what they claim is the most ambitious civilian trial ever undertaken in Australia. The three weeks worth of testing is running in Queensland and New South Wales, and aims to manually spot a variety of feral animals and relay that information in real-time to pest control specialists, among other missions. Read more...
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