Lizard in your luggage? We're using artificial intelligence to detect wildlife trafficking

  • Written by: Vanessa Pirotta, Postdoctoral Researcher and Wildlife Scientist, Macquarie University
Lizard in your luggage? We're using artificial intelligence to detect wildlife traffickingA scanned lace monitor lizard (_Varanus varius_) image produced by using new technology.Rapiscan Systems, Author provided

Blue-tongue lizards and sulphur-crested cockatoos are among the native animals frequently smuggled overseas.

While the number of live animals seized by the Australian Government has tripled since 2017, the full scale of the...

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