By Tom Spears, Ottawa Citizen, January 23, 2017
Electronic tracking devices on wildlife that are intended to help scientists carry out conservation studies are instead calling out to hunters: “Here I am! Shoot me!
”From Banff to Yellowstone to India, hunters and poachers are downloading data from conservation studies — even hacking into science labs — to make stalking prey easier.Some go to court for tracking data, and some may be using their own tracking devices, after gaining the technology from researchers.
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