Publications

Papers

Aerial AI-enabled image recognition

Muller, C. G., King, R., Baker, G. B., Jensz, K. and Samandari, F. (2026) Automated AI image recognition tools improve the efficiency of aerial wildlife counts: A multi-species case study on breeding seabirds and pinnipeds at the sub-Antarctic Bounty Islands. bioRxiv:2026.02.14.705878.

Aerial VHF radio tracking

Muller CG, Chilvers BL, Barker Z, Barnsdale KP, Battley PF, French RK, McCullough J, Samandari F (2019) Aerial VHF tracking of wildlife using an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV): comparing efficiency of yellow-eyed penguin (Megadyptes antipodes) nest location methods. Wildlife Research 46(2):145-153.

Conferences

Year	Conference	Title	Type
2025	Australasian Wildlife Management Society	Revolutionising Wildlife Management with Multi-Track Aerial VHF Telemetry and AI-Based Animal Recognition
2025	The Wildlife Society	Enhancing Wildlife Monitoring: Comparing Aerial Sensor Technologies for Conservation	Talk
2025	Birds New Zealand	New tech in conservation research – Transforming fieldwork with Multi-Track aerial wildlife tracking	Talk
2024	The Wildlife Society	Advancements in Aerial Wildlife Tracking – Transforming Conservation Research with Multi-Track Radio Telemetry	Talk
2023	Australasian Ornithological Congress	How new Multi-Track technology can revolutionise avian fieldwork	Talk
2023	Australasian Ornithological Congress	Introducing Multi-Track VHF Receivers – A Practical Guide to Optimising Radio-Telemetry for Drone-Tracking, and More	Workshop
2023	The Wildlife Society	Development of new Multi-Track receiver technology to revolutionize wildlife telemetry	Talk
2023	Birds New Zealand	Reinventing Wildlife Tracking for the 21st Century – Improving the Efficiency of Radio Telemetry	Poster
2022	Australasian Wildlife Management Society	Wildlife Management in the 21st Century – Getting the Most Out of Drone and Aerial Wildlife Tracking	Talk
2022	Birds New Zealand	Population monitoring of hoiho in the subantarctic – challenges, knowledge gaps and recommendations for the future	Talk
2022	Ecological Society of New Zealand	The Future of Wildlife Monitoring – Evaluating the Usefulness of Drone and Aerial Wildlife Tracking Methods	Talk
2022	International Ornithological Congress	A VHF-equipped drone – evaluating methods for tracking birds in a forested landscape	Talk
2022	The Wildlife Society	Re-Inventing VHF Tracking – How To Avoid The Pitfalls of Drone and Aerial Wildlife Monitoring	Talk
2018	Australasian Wildlife Management Society	Improving VHF tracking efficiency of wildlife using an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) – A case study locating yellow-eyed penguin nests	Poster
2018	Birds New Zealand	The Drone Ranger – a VHF-equipped drone to improve yellow-eyed penguin nest-finding	Talk

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