IndexProblem StatementApproachLiterature ReviewConclusionReferencesProblem StatementIllegal animal poaching is a major problem in today's world which is overlooked by many. One of the most promising solutions for detecting illegal poaching is the use of mobile biological sensors (MBS). In MBS an appropriate animal is chosen and connected with a sensor fused with visual and IR camera, temperature sensors and GPS trackers. The main idea of ​​using MBS is to detect a sharp change in pressure in a group of animals (panic) due to a sudden movement (indicating unusual activity) and to send the current position of an animal using the GPS to the access point like mobile towers where in turn it will send it to the central computer using GSM and mobile network. We say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why Violent Video Games Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get an original essay The main conflict here is that generally nature reserves and protected areas are usually located far from urban areas and it would be difficult to get adequate signal reception. Alternative solutions would be to build new towers, which would be harmful to wildlife due to radiation from the towers and would be quite contradictory. Another alternative would be the use of satellite systems. However, the problem with using the satellite system is that it is quite complex and expensive as it requires a satellite to only focus on a specific area, such as national parks, which may not be possible in all parts of the world . Therefore, to overcome the limitations and find a solution to this problem, it is necessary to carry out further research on efficient and low-cost alternatives to satellite communication system capable of advanced remote sensing, aerial surveillance and GPS tracking. ApproachI began my research by searching the Internet for how illegal poaching activities take place and their consequences. The next step was to find out how to prevent or detect illegal poaching. So I started Googling and reading some articles so I could get some basic information on the topic. After getting the basic idea of ​​the topic, I used some keywords I learned in basic research in QUT library and Google Scholar and found some articles and books regarding illegal poaching and ways to detect it. Going through different methods, the most common method found to detect illegal poaching was with the help of mobile biological sensors (MBS). The author clearly stated that using the satellite system for this purpose is complex and expensive and therefore the GSM network is used. This statement created a conflict and I searched for how mobile cell towers affect wildlife using Google Scholar keywords. This is where I found that there is a gap in the research and that more research needs to be done to find an alternative solution to this problem and find a low-cost efficient alternative to the satellite system that does not interfere much with the natural balance of the area. Literature ReviewAccording to statistics, in South Africa, in 2016, a rhino was killed every 8 hours for its horn. Furthermore, an elephant is currently killed every 20 minutes every day and poaching statistics amount to 1,054 rhino deaths in a population of around 25,000 people. 27,000 dead elephants out of a population of approximately 377,000 inhabitants. This demonstrates the need to develop a more efficient method of systemanti-poaching. While researching the various strategies used, I came across many solutions that had limited functionality due to technical difficulties and conflicted with other research papers. For example, the authors (Benjamin Kellenberger, Michele Volpi, Devis Tuia, 2018) stated that the use of UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) achieves a substantial increase in accuracy in poaching detection. However, a conflicting theory was found in which the author states that the use of drones for poaching prevention has resulted in many problems including erroneous attacks and human rights violation issues. With sensors connected to fixed coordinates, the effective detection areas are limited and this situation, therefore, requires the installation of too many sensors for one hectare of park. Similar conflicts were found in what was proposed as a fence surveillance system where the author mentioned the use of fixed cameras with image processing techniques for detection requiring multiple cameras per hectare and, this use is limited to areas in bright light, so may be useless for shaded areas, dense forests and cliffs. The author proposes mobile biological sensors as an effective tool for detecting poaching in real time. MBS solves problems related to fixed sensors. The proposed system also has a classifier that incorporates measures to use animal action (panic) to report the poaching incident, show the location via GPS and some images of the incident. Furthermore, this system can help monitor the death of normal animals and understand the group behavior of animals. Further evidence that the use of MBS on animals helps in understanding behavior and environmental changes was found in (N. Owen‐Smith V. Goodall, 2014). Although this poaching detection method appears better than other detection methods, a gap in the research has been found. Generally nature reserves and protected areas are usually located far from urban areas and it would be difficult to get adequate signal reception and form access points as mentioned by the author and maintain an adequate communication channel (GSM network) new cell/mobile signal towers would have to be built, which would be harmful to wildlife due to radiation from the towers and is quite contradictory. Another alternative solution would be the use of satellite systems. The author stated that it is quite complex and expensive as it requires a satellite to focus only on a specific area, such as national parks, which may not be possible in all parts of the world. To counter this problem, lower cost alternatives to satellite communication should be explored as the use of satellite system or any similar system also serves many other purposes. Stratollite (William S. Good, Bradley Mallare, Zachary Payne, Jordan Wachs, Charles Wamsley, Joy Fasnacht, Rolfe Bode and Sebastian Padilla, 2018) the authors propose a new alternative to the satellite system. This system demonstrates high resolution (Please note: This is just an example. Get a custom paper from our expert writers now. Get a custom essay Conclusion The ecosystem is fragile and it is our responsibility to maintain and protect it. With the introduction of new and low-cost technologies such as MBS and Stratollite that can resolve conflicts in previously used technologies, we can hope for an improvement in the current situation and have a better understanding of animal behavior. Furthermore, technologies can be improved 2019].. 2019].