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Anti-poaching tech – does it work?
Anti-poaching initiatives are making increasing use of technology, such as infrared thermography but with an array of tech out there, what should governments, wildlife charities and NGO’s be using? Professor Adam Hart, from the University of Gloucestershire, is a conservationist who’s been testing environmental tech as well as using his hacking skills to protect wildlife. From using drones to monitor large mammals in the African bush to creating homemade detector kits to track endangered bats, Adam is always finding innovative ways to save our planet's most vulnerable species.

Robotic lab in an ancient woodland
Imagine a robotics lab the size of a stately home’s landscape gardens. That’s exactly what the engineers at the Oxford Robots Institute have access to at Blenheim Palace. The stately home is the birthplace of Winston Churchill and has 12,000 acres of gardens where many ancient trees grow – including Europe’s largest collection of ancient oaks, some of which are over a thousand years old. It’s been designated a UNESCO World Heritage site, with public access now restricted across much of the estate. However, this podcast has been granted access and we find out how technology is protecting these ancient trees by monitoring them for diseases and the impacts of climate change.

The programme is presented by Gareth Mitchell and the studio expert is Ania Lichtarowicz.

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Professor Adam Hart
Robots monitor Ecosystem at Blenheim Palace

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