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Spotting Cheetahs: Identifying Individuals by Their Footprints
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Spotting Cheetahs: Identifying Individuals by Their Footprints

Spotting Cheetahs: Identifying Individuals by Their Footprints

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May 01, 2016

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10.3791/54034-v

DOI:
10.3791/54034-v

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09:47 min
May 01, 2016

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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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Jewell, Z. C., Alibhai, S. K., Weise, F., Munro, S., Van Vuuren, M., Van Vuuren, R. Spotting Cheetahs: Identifying Individuals by Their Footprints. J. Vis. Exp. (111), e54034, doi:10.3791/54034 (2016).

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