We’re often told that it’s our technology that harms the wildlife populations of the natural world. But here’s a tech innovation that’s actually protecting our precious lions, rhinos, cheetahs, and other threatened species. And you can be a part of it on your African safari adventure.
We’re talking about the development of lightweight radio collars which are gently worn on big cats and rhinos, to track their movements, helping to protect them from poachers and alerting nearby herders to minimize human-wildlife conflict.
There are dozens of ways these new tracking systems help and even nurture our threatened wildlife. And you can have a front-row seat to this amazing conservation effort. Imagine, being in a 4 x 4 Jeep or even on a guided walking safari, with rangers and guides, positioning their electronic gear and finding a nearby lion, cheetah, or rhino.
You slowly move forward, coming breathtakingly close to the monitored animal. You can see the radio collar around its neck, beaming its signals not just to your team but to receiving stations, sometimes satellites, sending an important record of that animal’s movements.
What an incredible way to safari!