Thermal drones can track dolphin health without having to touch or disturb them
- Written by Charlie White, PhD Candidate, Behaviour and Evolution Lab, College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University
Thermal image of an adult bottlenose dolphin captured by a drone-mounted thermal camera.Charlie White/CEBELMarine mammals are sentinels of the sea. When dolphins and whales show signs of stress or illness, it often signals deeper problems in the ocean ecosystems we all depend on.
But assessing the health of dolphins and whales is notoriously...





