discussion / Human-Wildlife Conflict  / 28 December 2018

Wild pigs crop damage assessment and movement using GIS and drones

I am working for crop protection from wildlife in Bhutan. Wild pigs are a national issue damaging crops. I am planning to assess crop damages caused by wild pigs and even track their movements. So, in this regard, I'd like to know if anyone has worked on this or would like to share info on how to go about. I have taken courses on GIS during my masteral level, but I am very new to using drones. Thanks all!




Dear Sdorji,

Thanks for sharing! Are you specifically looking for monitoring methods? In that case, you could probably also find relevant information outside of the HWC group, perhaps in groups focussing on camera trapping, the use of drones etc on the other WILDLABS pages. Do you know about the Bhutanese national HWC strategy? Does this also focus on wild boars? Or is your initiative not connected to that?

Best regards,

Femke