Can machine learning help save the whales? How PNW researche

Can machine learning help save the whales? How PNW researchers use tech tools to monitor orcas
Geekwire
4/28/2021
Richard Yonck
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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 serious threats – most of them brought about by their human neighbors. Understanding the pressures we put on killer whale populations is critical to the environmental policy decisions that will hopefully contribute to their ongoing survival.

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