The Behavioral Responses of Geoffroy’s Spider Monkeys to Drone Flights DOI Creative Commons
Eduardo José Pinel-Ramos, Filippo Aureli, Serge A. Wich

et al.

Drones, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 8(9), P. 500 - 500

Published: Sept. 19, 2024

Drones are increasingly used for monitoring wildlife, and it is therefore necessary to evaluate their impact on animal behavior. According the landscape of fear framework, animals assess respond perceived risks in environment by adjusting behavior space use avoid potential threats. Understanding how drones influence risk perception thus crucial generating stress altering animal’s natural Geoffroy’s spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi) endangered arboreal primates, but information distribution abundance scarce throughout geographical distribution. can aid rapidly obtain such information, data needed design surveys that minimize disturbance (i.e., any interference or modification caused presence operation drones). Here, we evaluated whether drone flights influenced following monkey behaviors: agonistic displays, self-scratching, whinny vocalizations, feeding, resting, social interactions, moving. We also effect three flight parameters, height (35, 50 m above ground level), speed (2, 4 m/s), distance (“close”, “medium”, “far”) examined repeated exposure resulted tolerance lack a behavioral response). found only displays resting parameter affecting behaviors was between drone. developed displays. Based our results, suggest do not perceive as major sources (such predators) short term, be viable option study this species if adequate protocols implemented.

Language: Английский

Developing a new method using thermal drones for population surveys of the world's rarest great ape species, Pongo tapanuliensis DOI Creative Commons
Dede Aulia Rahman,

Haryanto R. Putro,

Tubagus Ahmad Mufawwaz

et al.

Global Ecology and Conservation, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. e03463 - e03463

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Improving primate detection using thermal infrared imaging: availability and observer errors in drone surveys of mixed tropical forests DOI Creative Commons
Raphaël D. Reinegger, Prishnee Bissessur,

Ishwardev Meereechpersad

et al.

International Journal of Remote Sensing, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 29

Published: May 21, 2025

Language: Английский

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The Behavioral Responses of Geoffroy’s Spider Monkeys to Drone Flights DOI Creative Commons
Eduardo José Pinel-Ramos, Filippo Aureli, Serge A. Wich

et al.

Drones, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 8(9), P. 500 - 500

Published: Sept. 19, 2024

Drones are increasingly used for monitoring wildlife, and it is therefore necessary to evaluate their impact on animal behavior. According the landscape of fear framework, animals assess respond perceived risks in environment by adjusting behavior space use avoid potential threats. Understanding how drones influence risk perception thus crucial generating stress altering animal’s natural Geoffroy’s spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi) endangered arboreal primates, but information distribution abundance scarce throughout geographical distribution. can aid rapidly obtain such information, data needed design surveys that minimize disturbance (i.e., any interference or modification caused presence operation drones). Here, we evaluated whether drone flights influenced following monkey behaviors: agonistic displays, self-scratching, whinny vocalizations, feeding, resting, social interactions, moving. We also effect three flight parameters, height (35, 50 m above ground level), speed (2, 4 m/s), distance (“close”, “medium”, “far”) examined repeated exposure resulted tolerance lack a behavioral response). found only displays resting parameter affecting behaviors was between drone. developed displays. Based our results, suggest do not perceive as major sources (such predators) short term, be viable option study this species if adequate protocols implemented.

Language: Английский

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0