TrailGuard AI system

The Similipal Tiger Reserve has deployed 100-150 AI-enabled cameras as part of the TrailGuard AI system to detect poachers and enhance wildlife protection.

• Nightjar Technologies, a Gurgaon-based company, developed the system for remote surveillance in wildlife conservation.
• The system features compact cameras with long-lasting batteries (6 months to 1 year) and provides real-time updates, aiding intelligence gathering and law enforcement raids.
• It can detect and identify humans, animals, and vehicles, sending alerts upon detecting poachers.
• Currently, it is deployed in Kanha Tiger Reserve and Dudhwa National Park.
• Simlipal Tiger Reserve, located in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district, features waterfalls like Joranda and Barehipani.
• Designated a tiger reserve under Project Tiger in 1973, it became a wildlife sanctuary in 1979, with 303 sq. km proposed as a national park in 1980.
• UNESCO recognized it as a Biosphere Reserve in