Eyes In the Sky! How Drones Are Changing Whale Research
About this episode
This episode discusses how drones are revolutionizing whale research and the insights gained from their use.
Drones, or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), are aircraft operated remotely or autonomously without a human pilot on board. In more recent years, their use in research has skyrocketed. How have drones changed how research, and what kind of research, is being conducted on whales? What have we been able to learn from whales from drones that was previously hidden from human eyes? On this episode, Dr. Holly Fearnbach, Marine Mammal Research Director at SR3 (SeaLife Response Rehabilitation and Rese...
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