[CAF Note: Think this is a good idea? Protecting the animals? Think again. Once the drone network is in place, rules can be evolved so that it will help push people off their land and deny them access to their own natural resources. This is an ugly enforcement capacity and “good works” will be used to build it out. Add a carbon tax, and the possibilities are truly frightening]
By Neal Ungerleider
Google-funded drones will fight rhino poachers in Africa. On Tuesday, Google announced the disbursement of a 5 million dollar grant to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to purchase a fleet of drone aircraft in Africa. The WWF already uses trackers in Nepal to protect endangered species.
