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In Africa's parks, poaching - killing wild animals - is a serious issue.

Now a smart camera system has brought new hope.

It's designed by Dutch company 'Hack the Planet'.

Engineer Thijs Suijten explains how the system of smart cameras, minicomputers and artificial intelligence warns park rangers immediately.

With the normal camera system, the information arrives too late.

Currently, rangers have to go to the hidden cameras every six months to change the batteries.

That's when they download the photographic information.

In 2021, eight modern smart cameras were brought to Gabon, where elephants were causing enormous problems for land owners.

Once the system recognises an elephant, loud noises come from speakers which frighten away the wild animals.

These smart cameras, which use solar power, aren't the only weapon in the fight against poaching.

A new mobile phone sensor has been designed by Hack the Planet.

It works by finding SIM cards in mobile phones.

In the parks, this often means poachers are close by.

After testing the sensors in the Netherlands, Gabon and Slovenia, the equipment's now being used to save animals in danger.

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