{"id":174371,"date":"2026-01-04T04:27:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T09:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/04\/how-artificial-intelligence-is-helping-students-study-seals\/"},"modified":"2026-01-04T04:50:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T09:50:12","slug":"how-artificial-intelligence-is-helping-students-study-seals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/04\/how-artificial-intelligence-is-helping-students-study-seals\/","title":{"rendered":"How artificial intelligence is helping students study seals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ca.news.yahoo.com\/artificial-intelligence-helping-students-study-092723471.html\">How artificial intelligence is helping students study seals<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ca.news.yahoo.com\/artificial-intelligence-helping-students-study-092723471.html\">https:\/\/ca.news.yahoo.com\/artificial-intelligence-helping-students-study-092723471.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-01-04 04:27:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"ca.news.yahoo.com\">ca.news.yahoo.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here is a summary of the article in an unordered list format:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Research Focus<\/strong>: Marine biologist Claire Stainfield is using drones to monitor and count grey seals at Newburgh beach in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>AI Tool<\/strong>: AI is significantly reducing the time to process drone footage\u2014down from hours to mere seconds\u2014allowing Stainfield to more efficiently assess seal population data.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Population Increase<\/strong>: Newburgh beach, designated as a protected seal haul-out site in 2017, now hosts over 3,000 seals at its peak usage, compared to only 10-20 from about 50 years ago.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Tourist Impact Study<\/strong>: Stainfield is studying how tourist numbers might be affecting the seal population, determining that minimal disturbance occurs if people stick to the south side of the beach.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Drone Use<\/strong>: Although recreational drones are prohibited, Stainfield has special clearance for her ecological research, using drones for GPS and behavioral tracking of the seals.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>AI Involvement<\/strong>: Stainfield trained an AI model to identify seals in drone footage, allowing for fast, accurate counting and analysis which she couldn\u2019t do manually due to the high volume of data.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Future Applications<\/strong>: She aims to extend the AI model&#8217;s use to other ecological sites and species.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Ethical Use<\/strong>: There are strict regulations against disturbing 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