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How new tech is making wildlife census easier

Former Tourism and Wildlife Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua flags off an aircraft during the launch of the National Wildlife Census 2024 at Narok Airstrip on June 19, 2024. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

Peter Hungu stares at his computer screen as he listens intently to the recordings from a team undertaking a wildlife census at the Lake Nakuru National Park.

His desk is full of recorders, cameras and Global Positioning Satellites (GPS) technologies enabling him and the technical teams to communicate how wildlife and their habitats are doing.

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