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A new AI tool called Squirrel Agent can tell the difference between grey and red squirrels with 97% accuracy.
It helps with feeding and controlling populations in the UK.
The tool is being tested by wildlife charities and may be used for other species in the future.
Efforts to save red squirrels from extinction are crucial due to the threat posed by grey squirrels.
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AI can help identify individual squirrels by analyzing their unique whiskers, like human fingerprints.
This technology may be crucial in tracking and monitoring wildlife populations.
Other examples of AI in conservation include finding animals after bushfires and deterring pests in gardens.
Vocabulary List:
- Accuracy /ˈæk.jʊ.rə.si/ (noun): The quality or state of being correct or precise.
- Extinction /ɪkˈstɪŋk.ʃən/ (noun): The state or process of a species family or larger group being or becoming extinct.
- Identify /aɪˈdɛntɪˌfaɪ/ (verb): To recognize or ascertain what something is.
- Monitor /ˈmɒnɪtə/ (verb): To observe and check the progress or quality of something over a period of time.
- Threat /θrɛt/ (noun): A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
- Crucial /ˈkruː.ʃəl/ (adjective): Decisive or critical especially in the success or failure of something.
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