‘Doug To The Rescue’: Drone pilot saves animals in global disaster zones

Thron operates a high-tech infrared drone, which he uses to find animals in need of rescue. — Reuters

LOS ANGELES, California: Using a high-tech drone equipped with a large thermal camera, one remote pilot has developed a way to save animals trapped under rubble or stuck in trees in disaster zones.

Douglas Thron was a cinematographer on a film about animal rescue when he was inspired by the use of an infrared scope to find cats after fires.