Spotting Cheetahs: Identifying Individuals by Their Footprints

Zoe C. Jewell; Sky K. Alibhai; Florian Weise; Stuart Munro; Marlice Van Vuuren; Rudie Van Vuuren

doi:10.3791/54034

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Spotting Cheetahs: Identifying Individuals by Their Footprints

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Spotting Cheetahs: Identifying Individuals by Their Footprints

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09:47 min

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May 01, 2016

DOI:

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DOI:

10.3791/54034-v

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09:47 min

May 01, 2016

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Zoe C. Jewell¹, Sky K. Alibhai¹, Florian Weise^2,3, Stuart Munro², Marlice Van Vuuren⁴, Rudie Van Vuuren⁴

¹WildTrack and Nicholas School of the Environment,Duke University, ²N∕a′an ku sê Research Programme, ³Division of Biology and Conservation Ecology, School of Science and the Environment,Manchester Metropolitan University, ⁴N∕a′an ku sê Foundation

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The cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) is an iconic, endangered species, but conservation efforts are challenged by habitat shrinkage and conflict with commercial farmers. The footprint identification technique, a robust, accurate and cost-effective image classification system, is a new approach to monitoring cheetahs.

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