Thermal drone camera deployed in Odisha to curb man-elephant conflict (Bhubaneswar) The Statesman March 14, 2023 In an initiative to curb man-animal conflict, the State Forest Department has pressed into service the thermal drone cameras in the elephant depredation affected pockets of Keonjhar district to track the nocturnal movement of pachyderms. The mineral-rich Keonjhar district with vast expanse of dense forest often witnesses man-elephant conflicts with both humans and elephants losing their lives. The district is home to 50 elephants as per the last conducted census of these animals. The migration of elephants from Jharkhand and Similipal to Keonjhar forest has also become a recurring feature much to the worry of forest authorities. The drones fitted with thermal sensing cameras have been deployed in forest areas which are vulnerable to intrusion of wild elephants. It is a herculean task to prevent the acts of straying of wild elephants during night hours. The thermal drone has emerged as an effective tool to track the elephants and other wild elephants. https://www.thestatesman.com/india/thermal-drone-camera-deployed-in-odisha-to-curb-man-elephant-conflict-1503162358.html