MTN solution aims to save rhinos from extinction
MTN has implemented plans to assist in the fight against rhino poaching, using its Connected Wildlife Solution.
The Connected Wildlife Solution is operational at Welgevonden Game Reserve and provides insight into animal behaviour and conservation, said MTN.
The project has provided a vast amount of data regarding danger signals and rhino behaviour, which can be used to combat poaching.
By using sensors on the animals, rangers can determine danger levels in advance and organise response teams to save the animals from attackers.
The IoT network solution uses identifiers – which can be linked to any object – to transfer data over a network.
In the current project, the identifiers are sensor collars placed on four different species of prey animals that roam the Welgevonden Game Reserve with the rhinos.
The data collected from the sensors is communicated via a wide area network server and backhauled over the MTN 3G/4G network.
“We want to give the next generation a chance to actually see a rhino and not just learn about how they became extinct and how little was done to stop that,” said MTN Business General Manager for ICT Solutions Mariana Kruger.
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