How will we know if any pest eradication interventions actually increase the amount of bird life?
The Cacophony project aims to return New Zealand's bird life to its former glory, by using technology to help eradicate the pests responsible for killing so many birds.
The Project will turn birdsong into data and use the best of IT technologies to dramatically improve our ability to trap bird killing predators. The device we are creating is called the Cacophonometer and it will be able to;
· Lure predators with sound and light
· Identify using camera and Artificial Intelligence
· Eliminate the identified predators
· Monitor the background bird song to measure the impact
Tim and his fellow cacophoners think this approach has the potential to increase trapping efficiency by up to 80,000 times, long term.