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April 15, 2014

Elk herd is tracked by drones

  • The USGS office is evaluating using drones for research purposes. Wildlife and habitat surveys account for 70 percent of research requests.
    • By KIMBERLY CAUVEL
    Skagit Valley Herald

    MOUNT VERNON — Looking out over the town of Hamilton in the upper Skagit River valley from a hillside on state Department of Natural Resources land, a team of federal unmanned aircraft operators and local researchers scouted for elk.

    They couldn't see elk themselves from that high up, but they knew they were there. Using radio monitors, they noted the general location of collared animals before sending a former military drone over the landscape to capture video footage.


     
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