This device is saving Rhinos from poachers' attacks

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Amazing Close-Up Footage of Rhinos
Amazing Close-Up Footage of Rhinos



Tech is coming to rescue the Rhinos.

Due to the constant attacks by poachers who try to catch the endangered animals to take their horns and sell them to the black market, Rhinos have been under the attention of the international community for years.

Some of these animals have actual armed guards that follow them around to protect them, but not all the existing ones can have someone assigned to their surveillance.

This is where Protect comes in. This is a British non profit that revolves around animal welfare and conservation.

The company developed a system that merges embedded cameras, heart rate monitors and GPS tags to deter poachers from killing the Rhinos.

Rhino-Cam Video Footage
Rhino-Cam Video Footage


The system is called RAPID (Real-Time Anti-Poaching intelligence Device) and it is being tested in South Africa.

If the animal's heart rate suddenly increases, the collar activates the camera and an operator can get in touch with the park authorities to intervene before it's too late.

According to Protect director Steve Piper for an interview by The Verge, the device ''acts as a deterrent so that poachers realize that any animal that's got one of these collars or units attached to it is basically off the list. There's no point in attacking it, there's no point in killing it, because you're never going to get away with the valuable parts of the animal."

Here are some photos of these beauties:


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