Conservation scientists from the University of Newcastle are using heat-detecting drones to capture data on koala populations in Port Stephens LGA.
Conservation scientists from the University of Newcastle are using heat-detecting drones to capture data on koala populations in Port Stephens LGA.
More than 130 survey sites in Port Stephens LGA will be studied. Over the next few months, e ach site will be surveyed three consecutive times to accommodate variables and capture an accurate picture of the koala population.
Using the data from the survey sites, scientists will be able to create a model to better predict koala numbers across vast landscape.
