Instrumenting Wildlife Water Developments to Collect Hydrometeorological Data in Remote Western U.S. Catchments

Instrumenting Wildlife Water Developments to Collect Hydrometeorological Data in Remote Western U.S. Catchments

In the arid western United States, wildlife water developments, or ‘‘guzzlers,’’ are important water sources for wildlife, and consist of impermeable roof structures designed to intercept precipitation and small tanks for storing water. Guzzlers are typically installed in remote midto high-elevation basins, where precipitation data are often scarce. In this study, small-game guzzlers were exami...

Giardia in Western Australian wildlife.

Giardia has been found in numerous species of mammalian wildlife but very little information is available on the species and strains/genotypes that occur naturally in mammals in the wild. Recently, a novel genotype of Giardia was described in Western Australia, in the Southern brown bandicoot, or quenda (Isoodon obesulus). In order to determine the host range, distribution and prevalence of thi...

Low Cost UAV-based Remote Sensing for Autonomous Wildlife Monitoring

In recent years, developments in unmanned aerial vehicles, lightweight on-board computers, and low-cost thermal imaging sensors offer a new opportunity for wildlife monitoring. In contrast with traditional methods now surveying endangered species to obtain population and location has become more cost-effective and least time-consuming. In this paper, a low-cost UAV-based remote sensing platform...

Why Collect Retrospective Data ?

Quality Assurance of Hydrometeorological Data in Urban Areas