Unnatural Surveillance: How Online Data Is Putting Species at Risk

The rapid growth of digital data has been a boon to researchers and conservationists. But experts are warning of a dark side: Poachers can use computers and smartphones to pinpoint the locations of rare and endangered species and then go nab them.

Should researchers hide animals’ locations? Adam Welk discusses some benefits and risks of open data about species.

Read more: Adam Welk, “Unnatural Surveillance: How Online Data Is Putting Species at Risk,” Yale Environment 360, 6 September 2017.

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