Drone Forensic - A Useful Technique in Wildlife Forensics
Keywords:
Wildlife, Wildlife forensics, Digital forensics, Drones, Unmanned Aerial vehicleAbstract
Animal trafficking and poaching, illegal timber trade and many such related activities are crimes that are observed globally. There has been a constant attempt to prevent these activities for the protection of flora and fauna so as to maintain species survival from the past. Traditional investigative techniques and strategies are less effective in this field since such crimes are harder to track down specifically because of the wider area of wildlife inhabitation. Drone forensics is considered as a branch of digital forensics which includes recovery of digital data from drones under conditions pertaining to forensics. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles UAVs) also known as drones can capture the birds-eye view of crime scene, wildlife areas, residential or commercial fires/explosions, searching for evidence more quickly and efficiently. Drones, in wildlife, assist in illegal activity tracking, animal monitoring, population counting, reforestation planning and more. They are also considered to be far more accurate at counting species and are capable of recording vast amounts of data more quickly, in comparison to manual work. This paper aims at examining and possibly identifying how drones can be used potentially in the field of wildlife forensics.
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