NASA is not only known for the moon landing and its space exploits, but also for being among the first government agencies in the world to actively engage in space projects. nature conservation and environmental protection.
Although it may seem strange that a space agency is busy protecting animals or helping scientists understand which species to protect first, NASA has actually been using its satellites for some time to allow zoologists to constantly follow the movement of the animals – in particular those that form large groups and herds – and to determine the health of their habitats.
One of the most famous examples is that linked to conservation projects Bengal tigers and jaguarswhose habitat has been suffering for several years, following excessive deforestation, fires and the increasingly frequent presence of man in wild areas.
Basically NASA satellites they scan the earth’s surface, in search of uncontaminated habitats or to report a recently deforested area, in which the species affected by the main conservation projects were present. Among other things, the agency is not the only association or agency collaborating on the project.
Also the ESA, the European space agency, the Japanese JAXA, there Wildlife Conservation Society and Google – via its satellites and Google Earth Engine – are helping scientists to determine environmental changes in areas usually inhabited by wild species at greatest risk.
A recent study even used data from NASA satellites to determine vegetation indices of some central African countries, to study the elephants that cross the Masai Mara nature reserve in Kenya.
Obviously all these efforts are used to stop the Sixth Mass Extinction, which as everyone knows by now is causing very serious damage to our planet.
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