New tech can protect wildlife & habitats from heat waves

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African conservationists have long been able to predict where biodiversity may be at risk decades from now. However, they have struggled to forecast which species will face dangerous conditions next month. Researchers have now developed the world’s first early warning system capable of giving conservationists weeks of advance notice before extreme heat threatens wildlife. 

• The tool, developed by the University of Cape Town, the Max Planck Institute for Animal Behavior and collaborators, enables conservation organisations to anticipate disease outbreaks and shortages, deploy monitoring teams, prepare targeted emergency interventions and prioritise limited resources. 

• The Conservation Rising technology tracker, updated weekly, suggests that in the past 18 months, African organisations have been adopting new technologies that provide near-real-time information about wildlife, habitats, threats and ecosystem health.

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