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Scientists use weather forecasts to direct conservation of elephants
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Release Date 25 May 2021
Wildlife conservationists will use detailed weather forecasts to predict when, where and how elephants could come under threat, as part of a new project led by the University of Reading.
Using accurate weather and climate data, Dr Vicky Boult will aim to predict the threats facing African elephants, such as food shortages or threats from poaching, weeks or months in advance – allowing conservation groups to take action to save them.
The project follows the success of other ‘forecast-based action’ schemes which have helped humanitarian agencies such as the Red Cross deliver aid to people, before natural hazards such as floods have struck. The approach has been used to save lives, protect property, and distribute limited aid resources to the people and places most in need of it – before tragedy hits.