People watch as Remo Peduzzi, managing director of ResearchDrones LLC Switzerland prepares to fly an unmanned aircraft or drone. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath) Read the full story here. |
A mahout walks past with an elephant used for tourist rides as Remo Peduzzi, Managing Director, Research Drones LLC Switzerland prepares to fly an unmanned aircraft or drone at the Kaziranga National Park at Kaziranga in Assam state, India, Monday, April 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath) |
A mahout walks past with an elephant used for tourist rides as a World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) official carries an unmanned aircraft or drone before flying them at the Kaziranga National Park at Kaziranga. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath) |
An official tests an unmanned aircraft or drone before its first flight at the Kaziranga National Park at Kaziranga (AP Photo/Anupam Nath) |
Remo Peduzzi, managing director of ResearchDrones LLC Switzerland prepares to fly an unmanned aircraft or drone at the Kaziranga National Park at Kaziranga in Assam state, India, Monday, April 8, 2013. Wildlife authorities used drones on Monday for aerial surveillance of the sprawling natural game park in northeastern India to protect the one-horned rhinoceros from armed poachers. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath) |
Mahouts return with their elephants after collecting fodder at the Kaziranga National Park at Kaziranga in Assam state, India, Monday, April 8, 2013. The drones will be flown at regular intervals to prevent rampant poaching in the park located in the remote Indian state of Assam. The drones are equipped with cameras and will be monitored by security guards, who find it difficult to guard the whole 480-square kilometer (185-square mile) reserve. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath) |
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