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It is also used by ecologists and biologists to study wildlife and habitats, and to advocate for their protection.<br /></h2> </div> <div id="w-node-d3b46a44-6aa9-7b63-30d0-85c17372f63c-66252f8c" class="about-article-text"> <div target="_blank" class="text-rich-text w-richtext"> <p>Developed by <a href="https://vulcan.com/" target="_blank">Vulcan LLC,</a> in partnership with many <a href="https://earthranger.com/Partners.html">conservation and technology partners</a>, it is a software solution that combines real-time data from ranger patrols, remote imaging and many, various sensors. As of September 2021, EarthRanger is a product of <a href="http://allenai.org" target="_blank">Ai2</a>. This move combines world-class research, engineering, product resources and talent to create greater positive impact, as envisioned by the late Paul G. Allen.</p> <p>‍</p> <h3><strong>Bridging the data gap in wildlife conservation</strong>‍</h3> <p>Wildlife advocates and protected area managers are challenged to monitor vast expanses of land and protect assets with limited resources, making the task of preventing poaching and human wildlife conflict extremely difficult.</p> <p>EarthRanger is a product of Ai2, with a mission of building breakthrough AI to solve the world's biggest problems. Developed in response to the Great Elephant Census, which revealed a stark decline in elephant population across the African Savanna due to poaching activity. The dedicated conservation and technology team at EarthRanger worked with government officials, park managers, rangers and other NGO field personnel to deliver a tool that would meet their needs in protecting wildlife and advancing conservation knowledge.<br /></p> </div> </div> <div id="w-node-ee74ee56-5f90-3fe7-4c75-1bfaa3340f46-66252f8c" class="about-article-figure"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/61a93c4da07e4e6975c3f2b2/61aa97b57fb31439b63acfcf_CensusMap_500wide4cda.jpg" loading="lazy" width="500" height="498" alt="Elephant population trends in GEC landscapes over the past ten years" class="about-article-image" /> <div class="image-caption"><em>Elephant population trends in GEC landscapes over the past ten years</em><strong><br /></strong></div> </div> </div> <div class="article-image-container _1-col"> <div class="article-image-item"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/61a93c4da07e4e6975c3f2b2/61aa97b5a2118f3aaf215a34_ElephantCensus_1500x500b66f.jpg" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 479px) 87vw, (max-width: 767px) 92vw, (max-width: 991px) 94vw, (max-width: 1439px) 93vw, (max-width: 1919px) 95vw, 1500px" srcset="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/61a93c4da07e4e6975c3f2b2/61aa97b5a2118f3aaf215a34_ElephantCensus_1500x500b66f-p-500.jpeg 500w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/61a93c4da07e4e6975c3f2b2/61aa97b5a2118f3aaf215a34_ElephantCensus_1500x500b66f-p-800.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/61a93c4da07e4e6975c3f2b2/61aa97b5a2118f3aaf215a34_ElephantCensus_1500x500b66f.jpg 1500w" alt="The Great Elephant Census was designed to provide accurate and up-to-date data about the number and distribution of African elephants by using standardized aerial surveys of tens of hundreds of thousands of square miles." class="article-image" /> <div class="image-caption"><em>The Great Elephant Census was designed to provide accurate and up-to-date data about the number and distribution of African elephants by using standardized aerial surveys of tens of hundreds of thousands of square miles.</em><strong><br /></strong></div> </div> </div> <div class="container-xlarge"> <div class="callout-banner"> <div class="callout-text">The 2016 results from the Great Elephant Census found a 30% decline in savanna elephant population in seven years.<br /></div> </div> <div class="text-block-max-width"> <div class="text-rich-text margin-bottom w-richtext"> <p>Believing data to be critical to building and promoting programs that bring lasting positive impact, Ai2 has solutions such as EarthRanger that help front line practitioners perform their work with current and relevant information.<br /><br />As protected areas deployed EarthRanger in their territories, an unexpected benefit emerged. 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