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AI Listens for Danger: Tigers Tracked by Prey Calls
8 Feb
Summary
- AI system uses bioacoustics to detect tiger and leopard presence.
- Prey animal alarm calls trigger automated alerts to villages.
- System aims to prevent human-wildlife conflict in forest fringe areas.
The state government is launching an AI-powered bioacoustics surveillance system to detect tigers and leopards in villages bordering forests. Superintendent of Police (Rural) Harssh Poddar explained that the system, developed by Marvel, uses artificial intelligence trained to identify alarm calls from prey species.
This early detection and warning system is designed to prevent human-wildlife conflict. Unlike traditional camera surveillance, the AI focuses on the reliable indicator of predator presence: the alarm calls of animals such as sambar deer, chital, langurs, and peacocks.
When a specific alarm call, like that of a sambar deer, is detected, the system automatically triggers alerts in nearby villages. This technology is particularly crucial for districts like Nagpur, which has three major forest belts and experiences frequent human-wildlife conflict incidents.
