Pre-reading questions:
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- In your opinion, what is the greatest threat to tigers?
- What do you think about hunting tigers?
Vocabulary:
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- heal /heel/
- wounded /WOON-did/
- poison /POI-zuhn/
- conduct /kuhn-DUHKT/
- inspector /in-SPEK-ter/
[verb] – to make or become well again, especially after a cut or other injury
This will help to heal your cuts and scratches.
[adjective] – injured, especially with a cut or hole in the skin
The hunter saw a wounded deer in the forest.
[verb] – to kill a person or animal or to make them very sick by giving them poison
The animal was poisoned because of what it ate.
[verb] – to organize and perform a particular activity
We are conducting a survey to find out what our customers think of our dishes.
[noun] – someone whose job is to officially inspect something
An inspector checked the standard of work.
Article reading:
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A new system being developed by India’s National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) will show rangers the best routes to take as they patrol the vast areas they are in charge of. Animal care has been provided by veterinarian Akhilesh Mishra for 22 years at Pench National Park in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. He went on to say that being able to heal a wounded tiger and allow it to return to the forest was an extraordinary experience. The majority of the tigers he treats have wounds from being attacked by other animals or defending their young. But he has also given care to tigers that have been poisoned by hunters.
Even estimating the total tiger population is challenging. In order to conduct its most recent survey, the NTCA placed camera traps in 26,838 locations. This led to the collection of 34,858,623 images of wildlife. Researchers also covered tens of thousands of kilometers on foot in search of tiger and prey-related evidence. To sort through all of that information, the NTCA used artificial intelligence (AI), which had been taught to recognize different animals. However, according to Mohmad Sajid Sultan, assistant inspector general at the NTCA, human rangers will still be needed. Ranger detection of wildlife crimes will be aided by artificial intelligence.
Even estimating the total tiger population is challenging. In order to conduct its most recent survey, the NTCA placed camera traps in 26,838 locations. This led to the collection of 34,858,623 images of wildlife. Researchers also covered tens of thousands of kilometers on foot in search of tiger and prey-related evidence. To sort through all of that information, the NTCA used artificial intelligence (AI), which had been taught to recognize different animals. However, according to Mohmad Sajid Sultan, assistant inspector general at the NTCA, human rangers will still be needed. Ranger detection of wildlife crimes will be aided by artificial intelligence.
Comprehension questions
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- What is being developed by India’s National Tiger Conservation Authority?
- What has been provided by veterinarian Akhilesh Mishra for 22 years?
- Could you describe the majority of the tigers that Akhilesh Mishra has treated?
- How is estimating the total tiger population described in the article?
- How can artificial intelligence help wildlife?
Discussion questions
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- Have you ever seen a tiger in real life? If so, could you describe your reaction when you first saw it? If not, would you like to see one? Why?
- In your experience, what’s the biggest contribution of AI to the world?
- If you were to use AI to help India’s tiger, how would you utilize it?
- Do you agree that protecting India’s tigers is not an easy task?
- Do you think the AI cameras are enough to protect India’s tigers? Why or why not?