Sign-In
Cart
The Wildlife Drone Monitoring Handbook: A Beginner's Guide to Drone-Based Conservation, Animal Tracking, and Habitat Protection
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Aug 20 2025
Pages: 294
Weight: 0.87
Height: 0.62 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A Beginner's Guide to Drone-Based Conservation, Animal Tracking, and Habitat Protection
by Jone King
Turn a small drone into a big win for wildlife.
If you've ever wished you could do something practical-right now-to protect habitats, count animals accurately, and support ranger teams, this beginner-friendly handbook shows you how. In clear, simple language, Jone King gives you the exact steps to plan legal, low-risk flights, capture clean data, convert images into maps, and deliver short reports that drive on-the-ground action.
Pick the right drone and sensor for conservation goals (RGB, thermal, multispectral) and different terrains.
Plan safe missions with checklists for weather, wildlife distances, and protected areas-so you never guess.
Capture sharp, consistent imagery using easy camera settings and repeatable flight paths.
Map, measure, and monitor with beginner tools (photogrammetry basics, QGIS essentials, quick change detection).
Spot real threats-poaching signs, blocked wetland inlets, nest hotspots, flood and fire damage-and share results fast.
Use thermal responsibly for night patrol support and species presence checks.
Build a citizen science project that engages volunteers, maintains data quality, and protects sensitive locations.
Work with rangers, NGOs, and communities using plain-language briefs that lead to real decisions.
Grow your role from volunteer helper to trusted conservation tech partner.
Step-by-step SOPs & checklists: preflight, wildlife ethics, battery care, folder naming, two-page report template.
Beginner flight exercises to master orientation, altitude discipline, and noise-aware approaches.
Field-tested workflows for turtles, birds, savannah mammals, wetlands, reefs, and post-disaster mapping.
Data made simple: quick mosaics, light PDFs for low bandwidth, and a clean folder system to avoid data swamp.
Ethics & compliance made clear: permits, privacy, and how to mask sensitive sites in public maps.
Future-proofing: what AI can (and can't) do today, and how to validate detections with human review.
Beginners, students, eco-volunteers, citizen scientists, park rangers, NGO staff, and drone hobbyists who want to contribute safely and effectively-without expensive gear or advanced software.
Why this handbook stands outAction over hype: Every chapter ends with tasks you can do this week.
Designed for the field: Checklists you'll actually print, use, and trust.
Conservation-first: Minimum altitudes, abort rules, and privacy practices woven through every workflow.
Results you can show: From nice footage to decision-ready maps and briefs your partners will adopt.
If you can fly a steady line and follow a checklist, you can help protect nature.
Start with the gear you have, follow the simple steps inside, and turn pixels into protection-one safe flight, one clear map, one practical action at a time.
Add The Wildlife Drone Monitoring Handbook to your cart now and join the growing community turning small drones into real conservation impact.
Also from
King, Jone
Cinematic Skies with the Dji Air 3s: A Beginner's Guide to Aerial Photography and Filmmaking
King, Jone
Paperback
Mastering the Art of Aerial Imaging: A Comprehensive Guide to Drone Filming and Photography
King, Jone
Paperback
Also in
Zoology
The Pig and I: The Tale of Our Relationship with a Beast We Eat
Endresen, Kristoffer Hattleland
Hardcover
National Audubon Society Pocket Guide to Familiar Birds: Eastern Region: Eastern
National Audubon Society
Paperback
The Story of Birds: A New History from Their Dinosaur Origins to the Present
Brusatte, Steve
Hardcover
The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration Into the Wonder of Consciousness
Montgomery, Sy
Paperback
Our Wild Familiars: How Animals Are Adapting to Cities and Reshaping the Natural World
Werb, Dan
Hardcover
Hidden Creatures: Luscious Leeches, Bashful Botflies, and the Wondrous, History-Shaping World of Parasites
Martins, Dino
Hardcover
The Creatures' Guide to Caring: How Animal Parents Teach Us That Humans Were Born to Care
Preston, Elizabeth
Hardcover
A Bird's IQ: Innovation, Intelligence, and Problem Solving in the Avian World
Lefebvre, Louis
Hardcover
Romp!: A Journey Through the Natural History of Otters and Why They Matter
Island, Heide, PhD
Hardcover
National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of the United States and Canada, 8th Edition
Floyd, Ted
Paperback
Outsider Animals: How the Creatures at the Margins of Our Lives Have the Most to Teach Us
Zuk, Marlene
Hardcover
What Sheep Think about the Weather: How to Listen to What Animals Are Trying to Say
Thomas, Amelia
Paperback
Tigers Between Empires: The Improbable Return of Great Cats to the Forests of Russia and China
Slaght, Jonathan C.
Hardcover
Wildlife Anatomy: The Curious Lives & Features of Wild Animals Around the World
Rothman, Julia
Paperback
Yellowstone Wildlife: A Folding Pocket Guide to Familiar Animals of the Yellowstone Area
Kavanagh, James
Other
Lab Dog: A Beagle and His Human Investigate the Surprising World of Animal Research
Kaplan, Melanie D. G.
Hardcover
Adorable Animals (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 2)
Quattlebaum, Mary
National Geographic Kids
Paperback
Running with Sherman: How a Rescue Donkey Inspired a Rag-Tag Gang of Runners to Enter the Craziest Race in America
McDougall, Christopher
Paperback
Gifts of the Crow: How Perception, Emotion, and Thought Allow Smart Birds to Behave Like Humans
Marzluff, John
Angell, Tony
Paperback
Crayfish, Crawfish, Crawdad: The Biology and Conservation of North America's Favorite Crustaceans
Graham, Zackary A.
Paperback
What the Chicken Knows: A New Appreciation of the World's Most Familiar Bird
Montgomery, Sy
Hardcover
The National Parks Traveler's Companion: A Journal Featuring Bucket Lists, Writing Prompts, and Passport Stamp Logs
Federman, Rachel
Potter Gift
Paperback
Elephants and Their Fossil Relatives: A 60 Million Year Journey
Larramendi, Asier
Ferretti, Marco P.
Hardcover
The Elephant Whisperer: My Life with the Herd in the African Wild
Anthony, Lawrence
Spence, Graham
Paperback
Backyard Birds of North America: A Guide to Identifying and Attracting Your Favorite Birds
O'Sullivan, Daniel
Hardcover
A Year with the Seals: Unlocking the Secrets of the Sea's Most Charismatic and Controversial Creatures
Morris, Alix
Hardcover
East Africa Wildlife: A Folding Pocket Guide to Familiar Species in Kenya, Tanzania & Uganda
Kavanagh, James
Paperback
The Secret Lives of Dinosaurs: Unearthing the Real Behaviors of Prehistoric Animals
Lomax, Dean R.
Nicholls, Robert
Hardcover
Humanish: What Talking to Your Cat or Naming Your Car Reveals about the Uniquely Human Need to Humanize
Gregg, Justin
Hardcover
A Horse's Life: The Neuroscience of Equine Welfare
McDonald, Crissi
Peters, Stephen
Rashid, Mark
Paperback
Ways of Being: Animals, Plants, Machines: The Search for a Planetary Intelligence
Bridle, James
Paperback
National Geographic the Photo Ark: One Man's Quest to Document the World's Animals
Chadwick, Douglas H.
Sartore, Joel
Hardcover
The Salmon Cannon and the Levitating Frog: And Other Serious Discoveries of Silly Science
York, Carly Anne
Hardcover
Common Native Bees of the Eastern United States: Your Way to Easily Identify Bees and Look-Alikes
Holm, Heather
Paperback
The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration Into the Wonder of Consciousness
Montgomery, Sy
Hardcover
National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of the United States and Canadaâ "West, 2nd Edition
Floyd, Ted
Paperback
The Bird Way: A New Look at How Birds Talk, Work, Play, Parent, and Think
Ackerman, Jennifer
Paperback
The Secret Lives of Bats: My Adventures with the World's Most Misunderstood Mammals
Tuttle, Merlin
Paperback
Pacific Coast Bird Finder: Identifying Common Birds Along the Pacific Coast
Lederer, Roger J.
Paperback
National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of the United States and Canadaâ "East, 2nd Edition
Floyd, Ted
Paperback
Wildlife of the Pacific Northwest: Tracking and Identifying Mammals, Birds, Reptiles, Amphibians, and Invertebrates
Moskowitz, David
Paperback
Animal Tracks of the Northeast: Your Way to Easily Identify Animal Tracks
Poppele, Jonathan
Paperback
East Africa Birds: A Folding Pocket Guide to Familiar Species in Kenya, Tanzania & Uganda
Kavanagh, James
Paperback
What the Bears Know: How I Found Truth and Magic in America's Most Misunderstood Creatures--A Memoir by Animal Planet's the Bear Whisperer
Searles, Steve
Erskine, Chris
Paperback
The Inner Life of Animals: Love, Grief, and Compassion--Surprising Observations of a Hidden World
Wohlleben, Peter
Paperback
Amazon Animals (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 3/Fact Reader): 100 Fun Facts about Snakes, Sloths, Spiders, and More
Davidson, Rose
National Geographic Kids
Paperback
Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior
Grandin, Temple
Johnson, Catherine
Paperback