/macdonald/taxonomy/term/1494/all en /macdonald/channels/news/why-drones-are-counting-thousands-decoy-ducks-285249 <p>Conducting a bird census by foot can also be disruptive, <strong>David Bird</strong>, an emeritus professor of wildlife biology at şÚÁϲ»´ňěČ University, told <em>Popular Science</em>. “While you’re doing that, you’re disturbing the hell out of the birds,” Bird said.</p> <p><a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/drones-counting-birds" target="_blank">Atlas Obscura</a></p> <p> </p> Wed, 21 Feb 2018 14:53:21 +0000 hcrphoto.macdonald@mcgill.ca 53211 at /macdonald /macdonald/channels/news/world-outdoors-researchers-flock-drones-265372 <p>Drone technology has been applied in support of bird science for more than a decade now. With the cost of this technology continuing to drop, the use of it is broadening across North America.</p> <p>In the same way that retail, military, and hobby sectors have embraced drones, bird scientists have realized drones can be deployed to do some bird census work and gather data in remote or otherwise inaccessible locations.</p> Thu, 26 Jan 2017 14:32:13 +0000 hcrphoto.macdonald@mcgill.ca 52625 at /macdonald