Vision based elephant recognition for management and conservation

Abstract

In elephant management and conservation, it is vital to have non-invasive methods to track elephants. Image based recognition is a non-invasive mechanism for elephant tracking, albeit the inefficiency in manual method due to difficulties in handling large amount of data from multiple sources. To mitigate the drawbacks in manual method, we have proposed a computer vision based, automated, elephant recognition mechanism, which mainly relies on appearance based recognition algorithms. We have tested feasibility of the system running on a web based interface, which can facilitate researchers and conservationists all around the world to actively participate in elephant conservation.