Hong Kong scientists team up with Ocean Park to save rare horseshoe crabs using drones, AI

Theme park’s conservation foundation marks International Horseshoe Crab Day with trial project to regularly monitor animals’ natural habitats. — SCMP

Hong Kong researchers are turning to drones and artificial intelligence (AI) software technology to protect the local population of endangered horseshoe crabs as part of a trial project from Ocean Park.

The Ocean Park Conservation Foundation announced the news on Thursday, which is International Horseshoe Crab Day, saying on-site testing had started earlier this month at Ha Pak Nai in the northwestern New Territories.