WildDrone – Autonomous Drones for Nature Conservation Missions

WildDrone aims to revolutionize wildlife conservation practices by using autonomous drone technology as a unifying platform to monitor wildlife populations, track their movements, and manage human-wildlife conflicts.
Through 13 doctoral research projects, WildDrone will develop new drone technology, expand computer vision capabilities, and combine these advances to create tools for visual inspection and monitoring of wildlife populations.

Details

Status:

  • active

Research Focus:

  • Environment / Natural Resources / Biodiversity , 
  • Technology

Project Coordination:

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Partners:

WIPSEA, France
Ecole Polytechnique Federale De Lausanne, Switzerland
Nationalparkfond Vadehavet, Denmark
British Broadcasting Corporation, United Kingdom
Bristol, Clifton and West of England Zoological Society Limited, United Kingdom
Universität Konstanz, Germany
Universität Münster, Germany
Wageningen University, Netherlands
Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Italy
AVY BV, Netherlands
KBR Wyle Services, LLC, United States
The Danish Environmental Protection Agency, Denmark
Landbrug & Fodevarer F.M.B.A., Denmark
WWF Schweiz, Switzerland

Countries:

Germany (Bavaria), Kenya, Namibia

Funding Agency:

European Union (EU)

Funding Type:

Horizon Europe (HEU)

Duration:

01/01/2023
– 31/12/2026

Budget:

2777853 EUR

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