Peregrine Falcons During the 1950s and 1960s, peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus) and other large predatory birds across North America were dying at faster rates than ever before due to the usage of the pesticide Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT). DDT...
Elk In Southwest VA Conservation leads to species recovery, population control, and improved human lives. The last Virginia native elk was shot and killed in 1885. In 1926, only two herds remained from initial conservation program in early 1900’s. By 1970, the...
Initial Design As you can read in our last post, Team Alarm’s task was to design an unmanned aerial system (or drone) to deter bears from encroaching on farmland and to help avoid harmful and potentially dangerous interactions between hams and bears. We began...
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