FUJI-KAWAGUCHIKO, Yamanashi Prefecture—To combat the persistent threat of suicides in Aokigahara forest, officials here are now relying on drones in addition to routine sweeps on foot.
On a hillside overlooking cabbage fields outside the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai, a drone's rotors begin to whir, lifting it over a patch of forest. It moves back and forth atop the rich ...
While it is legal to fly a drone in a US national forest, there are strict regulations governing when and where they can be flown. Drones must not be flown in wilderness areas nor over areas where ...
Drone patrols have been launched over a sprawling forest on the slopes of Japan’s Mount Fuji that has become notorious for suicides. Alarmed at a resurgence in people taking their lives in ...
Wildlife experts are using drones to count the deer population of Ashdown Forest Wildlife experts are using drones to count the deer population of the Ashdown Forest. The information will be used ...
Kenya Forest Research Institute (Kefri) is using drone technology to restore 5.1 million hectares of degraded lands. In partnership with the Kenya Flying Labs and Seedball Kenya, Kefri is using ...