- According to the administration, drone technology will aid in monitoring tigers in wide-open spaces, on mountainous terrain, on farms and in villages in real time.
- Surveillance of large forest areas and unapproachable ravines where physical tracking is difficult.
- Investigating illegal activities such as logging, livestock grazing, and poaching.
- Observing and following water sources during summer months.
- Quick assessments of wildfires, using live-stream high-definition video feed.
- These changes in technology will represent a huge advancement for wildlife conservation in Rajasthan and make Sariska one of the first parks to implement modern conservation methods.
In the near future, Sariska Tiger Reserve will implement AI-based monitoring technologies, such as:
- AI Camera System
- Sensor Systems
- Automatic Notification and Alert Systems
At present, officials are working on finalizing the budget and creating the blueprint for the installable technologies. Officials have stated that technological advancement is absolutely necessary for continued conservation of Sariska, following the complete poaching wipeout of the reserve in 2005 and the subsequent amazing recovery of over fifty tigers.
Now is a pivotal time for conservation efforts at Sariska Tiger Reserve because of an increase in tiger populations. The introduction of drone technology will allow the administration to monitor their growing populations in a timely and effective manner. In conjunction with new AI-based conservation tools, the administration hopes to develop a dependable and future-proofed conservation management system. With these new technologically based approaches to tiger conservation, the Sariska administration's tiger conservation strategy is being formed with an emphasis on utilizing the best available technology to protect and expand tiger populations while reducing illegal poaching and human-tiger conflict.
