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For conservation experts, is AI a powerful tool or dangerous shortcut?

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By Jeran Cloete, Dian Spear, Jessica Da Silva
| Silicon Republic Verified
Stellenbosch University’s Jeran Cloete and Dian Spear, South African National Biodiversity Institute’s Jessica da Silva, University of Fort Hare’s Lavhelesani Dembe Simba and University of Cape Town’s Peter J Carrick discuss AI’s use in conservation efforts. A version of this article was originally published by The Conversation (CC BY-ND 4.0) Conservationists analyse overwhelming volumes of ecological data in their work.
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Sharks, seals, hunters, tourists: How wildlife‑human interactions matter for conservation

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By Dian Spear
| Phys.org Verified
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Our relationships with wildlife are dynamic. They can change rapidly and unexpectedly. In South Africa, these changes are visible in tourists searching kelp forests in Cape Town for octopuses and communities contesting baboon management in suburbs. Similar changes are playing out worldwide as people and wildlife increasingly share space and as wildlife communities, human practices, rules, values and perspectives shift, changing how people relate to wildlife.
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Sharks, seals, hunters, tourists – how wildlife-human interactions matter for conservation

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By Dian Spear
| Tolerance Canada
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