Earth Day: Using game theory and AI to beat the poachers

Researchers are now using AI, game theory and big data to protect wildlife and forests around the world, as technology finally catches up with poachers. The fight against poaching has proven very difficult in the past century, that's despite the advances in technology that have littered conservationism in that time. However, that could all be about to change thanks to a bit of clever thinking, with game theory and big data combining to arm park rangers with the necessary tools to fight back. The problem for park rangers is often scale, far too much land is monitored, on foot, by far too few. This means poachers have a relatively free reign, knowing the odds of the park ranger being at the right place, at the right time, is slim.