Google-Funded Drones To Hunt Rhino Poachers

Rhino Poachers, Beware..
Duma, a female white rhino looks on in her pen on October 4, 2012, in the zoological park of Peaugres, central France. Duma gave birth on September 18 to Goliath, the first baby rhino to be born in a French zoo this year and the third in Europe. AFP PHOTO/PHILIPPE DESMAZES (Photo credit should read PHILIPPE DESMAZES/AFP/GettyImages)
Duma, a female white rhino looks on in her pen on October 4, 2012, in the zoological park of Peaugres, central France. Duma gave birth on September 18 to Goliath, the first baby rhino to be born in a French zoo this year and the third in Europe. AFP PHOTO/PHILIPPE DESMAZES (Photo credit should read PHILIPPE DESMAZES/AFP/GettyImages)

First things first: No, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is not using drones to vaporize poachers. But thanks to a five million dollar grant awarded by Google on Tuesday, the organization is expanding its use of unmanned aerial vehicles to track and deter criminals who illegally hunt endangered animal species around the world.

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