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ReviewJournal of the Royal Society, Interface2023

Elephants and algorithms: a review of the current and future role of AI in elephant monitoring.

Leandra Brickson, Libby Zhang, Fritz Vollrath, Iain Douglas-Hamilton, Alexander J Titus

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Review in Journal of the Royal Society, Interface, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Worlds that collide: conservation applications of behaviour and culture in human-wildlife interactions.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Leandra BricksonColossal Biosciences, Dallas, TX, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3051-6545
Libby ZhangColossal Biosciences, Dallas, TX, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2069-4081
Fritz VollrathSave the Elephants, Nairobi, Kenya.ORCID 0000-0003-3484-9005
Iain Douglas-HamiltonSave the Elephants, Nairobi, Kenya.
Alexander J TitusColossal Biosciences, Dallas, TX, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0145-9564

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) present revolutionary opportunities to enhance our understanding of animal behaviour and conservation strategies. Using elephants, a crucial species in Africa and Asia's protected areas, as our focal point, we delve into the role of AI and ML in their conservation. Given the increasing amounts of data gathered from a variety of sensors like cameras, microphones, geophones, drones and satellites, the challenge lies in managing and interpreting this vast data. New AI and ML techniques offer solutions to streamline this process, helping us extract vital information that might otherwise be overlooked. This paper focuses on the different AI-driven monitoring methods and their potential for improving elephant conservation. Collaborative efforts between AI experts and ecological researchers are essential in leveraging these innovative technologies for enhanced wildlife conservation, setting a precedent for numerous other species.

Indexed as

ElephantsAnimalsAnimals, WildArtificial IntelligenceConservation of Natural Resourcesartificial intelligenceelephant conservationelephant managementelephant olfactorymachine learningwildlife monitoring

Identifiers

PMID37963556
PMCPMC10645515

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