Herding wild buffalo and cattle from space
(WorldNews Environment)

More than 1000 feral buffalo and unmanaged cattle roaming Northern Australia will be tagged and tracked as part of the world`s largest satellite herd-tracking program, announced today by Australia`s national science agency, CSIRO. Coinciding with National Reconciliation Week this week, the $4 million, 3.5 year project aims to turn the destructive pests into economic, environmental and cultural opportunities for Indigenous communities across the region, as well as create new `best practice` for managing large herds using space technology. Satellite GPS-tracking tags will be attached to the...