FLIR和世界野生动物基金会联合打击非法捕猎

Teledyne FLIR和WWF：利用热成像技术打击非法捕猎

Teledyne FLIR自2016年起与世界野生动物基金会（WWF）合作，为非洲护林员提供红外热像仪技术，助其执行打击非法捕猎任务。每年在全球范围内濒危和受保护野生动物的非法交易额可达200亿美元，这些非法交易与有组织犯罪活动有关。偷猎者通常在夜幕的遮掩下行动，而红外热像仪为护林员提供竞争优势，使其能在黑夜中洞察一切。

到目前为止，热像仪的部署仅限于肯尼亚的马赛马拉保护区和纳库鲁湖保护区，赞比亚的卡富埃国家公园，以及出于安全考虑而匿名的其它位置。

Catching Poachers in the Act

Illegal global trade of endangered and protected animals brings in an estimated $20 billion annually. One of the ways to stop it is to catch poachers before they strike.

Challenges include:
  • - Immense areas to patrol
  • - Limited numbers of rangers
  • - Dual roles protecting wildlife and local communities
  • - Nighttime poaching activity
FLIR thermal imaging cameras:
  • - Can monitor wide areas
  • - Generate images based on heat
  • - See clearly in the dark and through smoke, dust,and light fog
  • - Are sensitive enough for long-range detection of people or animals

For these reasons, FLIR thermal imaging cameras can be a vital tool for park rangers.

The Poaching Problem

Numbers:
  • - In 2011, authorities uncovered more than 23 metric tons of illegal ivory in 13 seizures
  • - Rhino poaching in South Africa increased 7,700% between 2007 and 2013
  • - Rhino horn can sell for as much as $60,000 per pound
  • - More than 100 rangers died on duty in 2015 and many more were injured, according to a recent report by the International Ranger Federation (IRF). Of these rangers, 42% were killed by poachers. And almost 90% of them worked in the two most dangerous continents for rangers: Asia and Africa

打击犯罪协作

世界野生动物基金会于2015年开始实地测试FLIR红外热像仪，很快意识到热成像技术在打击偷猎行为中扮演的关键角色。依靠FLIR的帮助以及来自Google.org的技术赞助，科技打击野生动物犯罪计划团队实施红外热像仪和一款软件系统，能够发现偷猎者并向公园管理员发出警告。

马赛马拉国家野生动物保护区的马拉保护区成为测试案例。一台FLIR热像仪安装在公园管理员巡逻车顶部。公园管理员使用一个操纵杆系统扫描远至一英里外的区域，通过体热搜寻偷猎者。肯尼亚一处未公开的国家公园里搭建了另一个系统，固定式FLIR热像仪沿公园边界部署，并连接至一个太阳能供电的电脑系统。热像仪扫描存在的体热，同时电脑上的人类识别软件确定该热量是否来自人类。

该试点计划在马赛马拉国家野生动物保护区的马拉保护区试验成功后，使得FLIR热像仪在肯尼亚私人土地和其它非洲国家的更广泛采用。

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