New Delhi, April 9 -- From environmental eDNA technology used to create a repository of country's captive elephants through genetic material in dung, artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled drones for monitoring cheetahs health in Kuno in Madhya Pradesh to investigating habitat use of Whale sharks through satellite telemetry studies in Gujarat - cutting-edge innovative digital tools are increasingly being applied for wildlife conservation to keep a track on poachers.

There's more. Researchers are deploying remote cameras with AI capabilities to prevent tiger attacks on livestock, thereby mitigating conflicts with their owners.

"Where we're working, tigers are killing livestock on almost a daily basis," said Jeremy Dertien, a postdoctoral r...