Project Wildboar

The ongoing African swine fever (ASF) pandemic poses a significant threat to wild boar populations and domestic pig farming. Early detection of infected carcasses in forested areas is crucial to mitigate the spread of the disease. “Project Wildboar – Adapting a digital nose for the detection of volatile organic compounds to locate wild boar carcasses in forests” builds upon the findings of the DigitalNose project, adapting its technology for detecting volatile organic compounds (VOCs) released during the decomposition of wild boar carcasses. This technology should be deployed via drones and/or ground-based sensor networks, enabling rapid and efficient localization of carcasses.

The AIST research group is supporting colleagues from the partner research group of the Digital Media Lab and AGR in this project.