Use of drones for the creation and development of a photographic identification catalogue for an endangered whale population

• Published in: Arctic Science
• Main Authors: Kasey P. Ryan, Steven H. Ferguson, William R. Koski, Brent G. Young, James D. Roth, Cortney A. Watt
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; French
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2022
• Subjects: anthropogenic impacts; Arctic; Delphinapterus leucas; drone; photographic identification; impacts anthropiques; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Environmental engineering; TA170-171; Nunavut; Canada; Cumberland Sound; Beluga; Beluga*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2021-0047; https://doaj.org/article/149f0a31f0224b69895e73014fa03530

Photographic identification is increasingly being used as a cost-effective and minimally invasive method to monitor species, which is of particular importance for endangered populations that are vulnerable to intrusive research methods. The purpose of our study was to collect photographs of an endan...