SensorDrop: A system to remotely detach individual sensors from wildlife tracking collars.

ABSTRACT: The growing diversity of animal-borne sensor types is revolutionizing our understanding of wildlife biology. For example, researcher-developed sensors, such as audio and video loggers, are being increasingly attached to wildlife tracking collars to provide insights into a range of topics from species interactions to physiology. However, such devices are often prohibitively power-intensive, relative to conventional wildlife collar sensors, and their retrieval without compromising long-term data collection and animal welfare remains a challenge. We present an open-source system (SensorDrop) for remotely detaching individual sensors from wildlife collars. SensorDrop facilitates the retrieval of power-intensive sensors while leaving non-resource-intensive sensors intact on animals. SensorDrop

SUBMITTER: Rafiq K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10318577 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature