Use of aerial thermography to reduce mortality of roe deer fawns before harvest/

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00027031%3A_____%2F19%3AN0000024" target="_blank" >RIV/00027031:_____/19:N0000024 - isvavai.cz</a>

Alternative codes found

RIV/60460709:41110/19:80908 RIV/60460709:41310/19:80908 RIV/60460709:41320/19:80908 RIV/00020702:_____/19:N0000029

Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6923" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6923</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6923/supp-1" target="_blank" >10.7717/peerj.6923/supp-1</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Use of aerial thermography to reduce mortality of roe deer fawns before harvest/

Original language description

In agricultural landscape, there are thousands of young wild animals killed every year. Their deaths are caused mostly by agricultural fieldworks during spring harvest. Among the affected animals there are also fawns of roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), which react to danger by pressing themselves against the ground in order to be protected from predators. There were various methods tested in the past aimed at decreasing roe deer mortality caused by agriculture machinery with varied levels of success. This contribution presents technology that documents the possibility of searching for fawns with a thermal imaging device carried by an unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). The results are based on field research that estimated the ideal height of flight being ±40 meters above ground. If the climatic conditions are favourable, it is possible to monitor and mark fawn locations using GPS coordinates in an area of about 14 ha in 25 minutes, which is the average flight time of UAV on one battery charge. The thermo-camera is very reliable in finding fawns in early morning hours (4 to 6 a.m.) when there is the highest temperature contrast between the searched object and its surroundings. The main limiting factors are climatic conditions and the short time span in which the thermo-camera can be used. If the basic requirements are met, the rate of successful fawn detection can be even up to 100%. An undisputed advantage of this method is the possibility of involvement of local gamekeepers. Thus the agricultural fieldworks are not interrupted.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

40102 - Forestry

Project

<a href="/en/project/QJ1530348" target="_blank" >QJ1530348: Prevention and Reduction of Damage Caused by Game and to Game During the Agricultural Activities by Means of Legislative Measures and New Technical Solutions</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2019

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

PEERJ*. 2019, (). ISSN:

ISSN

2167-8359

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

7

Issue of the periodical within the volume

e6923

Country of publishing house

US - UNITED STATES

Number of pages

20

Pages from-to

1-20

UT code for WoS article

000467557500003

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85074225542