Cisco has helped reduced elephant poaching thanks to a project that\nit has undertaken in Zambia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The company expanded its conservation efforts by partnering with the World Wildlife Fund to establish real-time connected surveillance around Lake Itezi-Tezhi in Zambia\u2019s Kafue National Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As a popular watering hole for elephant herds, poachers often\ndisguise themselves as fisherman and sneak across the lake to target elephants.\nBy setting up four masts and FLIR thermal cameras across the lake,\nsurveillance is connected to a newly built central command centre where\nmovements can be monitored, and poachers can be apprehended before approaching\nthe shore from the lake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cisco\u2019s networking technology and FLIR\u2019s\ncameras create a protected perimeter around the lake. Instead of basic lighting\nor flashlights, FLIR thermal cameras help identify poachers even if they are\nhiding in grass or water. This real-time information stops poaching, reduces\nhuman-elephant conflict, and improves the well-being of local communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The project\nat Kafue has seen tremendous results. Since the technology installation in\nFebruary 2017, there have been no elephant poaching incidents reported. Before\nthe technology was implemented, the park was seeing reports of one poaching\nincident every four to five days.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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