Lizard in your luggage? We’re using artificial intelligence to detect wildlife trafficking

A scanned lace monitor lizard (Varanus varius) image produced by using new technology. Rapiscan Systems. Credit: Vanessa Pirotta and Justine O’Brien. By Vanessa Pirotta, Macquarie University and Justine O’Brien, UNSW Sydney Blue-tongue lizards and sulphur-crested cockatoos are among the native animals frequently smuggled overseas. While the number of live animals seized by the Australian Government […]

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