Dr. Iain Douglas-Hamilton is a renowned zoologist known for his conservation efforts in Africa, and is the founder of “Save The Elephants“!
In this video, Iain explains how Google Earth is used as a tool to help the elephants. As he puts it, the elephants are going through tough times at the moment:
There’s a terrible drought going on in Kenya.
The price of ivory has gone up.
Poaching is increasing.
The organization Save The Elephants primarily looks at Elephant decision-making through studying their movements. The aim is to understand their needs, because if we can…only then can we secure their future!
Google Earth provides a very easy way to find out what the elephants are up to and where they’re going!
This entry was posted on Friday, November 13th, 2009 at 6:10 pm and is filed under Wildlife & Conservation.
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Interesting stuff Michael and a very informative website – thanks.
Thanks John!