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Can machine learning help save the whales? How PNW researchers use tech tools to monitor orcas Geekwire 4/28/2021 Richard Yonck © Provided by Geekwire Aerial image of endangered Southern Resident killer whales in K pod. The image was obtained using a remotely piloted octocopter drone that was flown during health research by Dr. John Durban and Dr. Holly Fearnbach. (Vulcan Image) Being an orca isn’t easy. Despite a lack of natural predators, these amazing mammals face many...

New tool could help track health, safety of Southern Resident orcas KIRO 7 News Staff A new tool could help track the health and safety of Southern Resident orcas and speed up the process for researchers. We’ve seen drones and helicopters over the waters of Puget sound taking photos of the endangered orcas. [DOWNLOAD: ] They’ve been photographed from the air for 14 years, and those pictures give researchers an idea of how they’re doing. Now, a computerized machine learnin...