AI catching wildlife poachers
Industry
Wildlife Conservation
Client
Wildlife Protection Solutions
AI Technique
Computer vision trained on images sources from WPS field cameras
Opportunity
Motion detection cameras transmit images to the Wildlife Protection Solutions head office in real time where they are assessed by a team member for evidence of people, vehicles or poaching. This is a slow and labour intensive activity, prompting WPS to look for a solution to streamline the process.
Solution
Silverpond used its tool HighLighter to train a deep learning model to recognise suspected poachers quickly by analysing video streams.
Results
- Doubled detection rate (40% to 80%).
- Seamless integration into existing system.
- Two poachers captured and detained within first week of deployment.
- Over 1 million inferences in the first year alone.
- A CUSTOM AI MODEL WAS developed to account for the types of images captured by WPS' cameras in the field
- The AI model can identify objects of interest without being distracted by other components of the image
- The AI model also detects various animals such as Elephants, giraffes and lions
Detect Objects
Measure Them
Predict Outcomes
Act Decide
2 poachers captured in 1st week
Doubled the detection rate
