ZSL and partners have already caught a jeep with four men in it using this technology – and that was with the current mobile phone signal technology limiting placement.   There are 10 days left to secure half a million quid to develop “poacher-cams” – Zoological Society of London's satellite-enabled instant cameras that send photos of intruders direct to the phones of park staff in real time!

VOTE HERE ZSL’s field conservation director, Professor Jonathan Baillie, says: “Rhinos are being massacred daily by gangs of armed poachers. This large-scale organised crime means law enforcers are being overpowered, but our new cameras will help turn the tide and put an end to this slaughter.” The £500,000 Global Impact Award from Google would allow cameras, equipped with automated sensors, to be installed in Tsavo National Park, Kenya, within months; creating a safety net of eyes and ears to protect threatened wildlife. VOTE HERE The cameras transmit images, detect passing vehicle vibrations and even triangulate the sound of gunshots, to provide an accurate location of poachers. Information can be sent to rangers in real-time, enabling immediate intervention. ZSL and partners have already caught a jeep with four men in it using this technology – and that was with the current mobile phone signal technology limiting placement – the satellite enabled poacher-cams will be capable of deployment anywhere on earth. Sarah Christie, Head of Regional Programmes at ZSL says "months after the initial success, I still grin every time I imagine the puzzled faces of the poachers as the park staff materialised around them out of thin air - this is truly going to change the game for anti-poaching and give the authorities the advantage they need". To VOTE HERE and watch a video summary about "Poacher Cams" click HERE