Technology

• Used to monitor and observe wild equid behavior

• Used to monitor habitat usage

• Global Positioning Systems and very high-frequency are the two types of radio collars commonly used to track and mannage wild equid herds

• The collars are built to easyily detach if caught allowing for safe usage among wild equid herds

• Studies have demonstarted safe usage on mares and jennies; however, stallions may have safety issues.

  • More studies are being conducted to determine safety of usage on stalllions and jacks

sed as a tool to show where wild equids live

-BLM, USFS, and USGS keep multiple maps of where wild horse and burro bands reside

-Heavily relied on for implementing round ups and fertility control in the United States

-Used in Mongolia to aid in nomad/ Takhi relations

Wildbook- uses photos taken by every day people to track individual zebras by using algorithums that anaylze stripe patterns to identify the animal aiding in the tracking and conservation of zebras

Camera Traps

• Used by both scientists and every day people

• Can help locate specific bands of equids

• A unique tool that engages the every day person with equid conservation allowing for citizen science

iNaturalist

• an app that can incorporate groups of like minded individuals in citizen science conservation projects