14 DAY TRIAL // Conservationists warn that, according to recent reports, cyber-poaching is on the rise. Specifically, it appears that poachers have taken up the habit of hacking GPS collar data, and use the information to locate the animals they wish to kill.
One such incident has recently happened in India, Tree Hugger tells us.
Thus, wildlife officials in charge of protecting tigers living in the Satpura-Bori reserve say that poachers hacked into their computers, and got their hands on GPS collar data indicating the real-time location of at least one feline, i.e. Panna-211.
Presently, they have no idea who these poachers are. Therefore, they have no choice except closely monitor Panna-211 over at least six months.
Conservationists explain that, in order to protect endangered species, they rely heavily on GPS collars and other similar pieces of equipment that allow them to track their movements through their natural habitats.
The only problem is that, as poachers appear to have recently figured out, information collected in this manner can also be used to make hunting these animals way easier than it used to be.