Assessing waterfowl and their habitat can be tough work that often requires carrying waders, binoculars, and having a temperament that makes wading through mud fun.
In other cases, you need a plane flying at over 100 miles per hour above the Earth while those on board try to get a good picture of life on Earth. But now a up-to-date tool – drones – is changing the world of waterfowl biologists. Aerial drones play a key role in studying Wisconsin’s watersheds and the birds that call them home.
Drones open up a up-to-date frontier in waterfowl research in Wisconsin
