First, do no harm. A guide to using drones to study wildlife.

×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide environmental researchers have called for a ‘’ in using unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) for wildlife monitoring and protection, and other biological field research.

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The researchers, from the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog’s or Adelaide Drone Hub, say that drones are a useful tool for field research and their use is growing in popularity.

But, they warn in a report published in the Cell Press journal , this new technology could also have undesirable and unforeseen impacts on wildlife and there is currently little understanding of the risks.

The report authors are , researcher and PhD candidate in the URAF, and , Director of URAF and a global pioneer in the use of drones for conservation as founding director of the not-for-profit organisation .

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