5 . Remote Controlled sampling :
If you want to take a sample from a very large animal , a whale , for instance , a team of scientists at ZSL Institute of Zoology have come up with a way to use a remote controlled helicopter to make that happen . Typically , tissue samples come at the cost of injury or invasive contact with whales . But rather than via blood tissues can also be collected via blow-hole air which is rich with , well , whale snot . The team came up with non-invasive method of hovering a 3-foot remote controlled helicopter over a whale pod with petri dishes strapped to the bottom that can collect samples when a whale exhales .
6 . Texting Elephants :
Another version of the smart collar is one being used with elephants in Kenya to help ease human – animal conflicts there . The collar contain a mobile Sim card capable of sending text messages with the animals location for tracking their movement and in the future may be able to ― warm ‖ local farmers that the elephants are approaching their fields through a text messages .
7 . High-Tech Fish Hooks :
A new high-tech magnetic fish-hooks , the SMART hook , could help keep sharks safer from fishing lines . The new hooks have a special metal coating that produces a voltage in seawater , and because sharks are highly sensitive to electric fields in the water , the SMART hook ( Selective Magnetic and Repellent-Treated Hook ), will help keep sharks away from the fishing lines indented for other species of fish .
8 . Gene Sequencing :
When endangered species are threatened by disease , being able to isolate the unaffected individuals for breeding is now getting an additional technological boost . Scientist are now using high-tech gene sequencing machines in a desperate attempt to save the Tasmanian devil from an infectious cancer called devil facial tumor diseases that is threatening to wipe out the species .
9 . Beehive Fences :
In some places , the interactions between farmers and elephants are getting a little bit easier , thanks to another species , the honey-bee , and some innovative thinking . A fence made of beehives , strung together by wires has been shown to be effective against elephants that have become a nuisance by raiding farmers ‘ s crops .
10 . Remote Measurement Tools :
Getting up close to some species , such as sharks , to get precise measurements for conservation and research efforts , is a tricky business . But with some high-tech tools , such as a stereo-camera system for studying sharks , scientists are now able to take these measurements with great accuracy , without actually being in contact with the animal at all .