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This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of drones in monitoring wild Asian elephants and understanding their behavior.

Effective fine‐scale drone monitoring of wild Asian elephants for conflict mitigation and ecological research

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This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of drones in monitoring wild Asian elephants and understanding their behavior.
Utilized drones equipped with infrared cameras to locate and observe elephants over 20 days.
Collected hourly behavioural data from a herd of 17 elephants at a tropical botanical garden.
Analyzed detection rates using generalized linear models to determine factors affecting elephant visibility.
Achieved a 62.7% overall success rate in locating elephants, with peak detection at approximately 95% during nighttime.
Detection rates decreased with increased temperature, rainfall, and solar radiation, but increased with humidity and visibility.
Observed elephants spent 45.9% of their time feeding, 27.2% resting, and showed a strong habitat preference near water and gentle slopes.

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Randomized trial demonstrates effective drone monitoring improves elephant behaviour tracking, suggesting better human–elephant conflict management.

Deng et al. (2026) studied this question.

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Randomized trial demonstrates effective drone monitoring improves elephant behaviour tracking, suggesting better human–elephant conflict management.