TED: Ecology from the air | Greg Asner

The video explores the hunting behaviors of lions, revealing that male lions use ambush strategies in dense vegetation, contrary to the belief that they are lazy. It introduces the Carnegie Airborne Observatory (CAO), a high-tech plane equipped with sensors to map ecosystems in 3D and analyze biodiversity. The video discusses the importance of managing carbon reserves in tropical forests to combat global warming and highlights the challenges of climate change, such as droughts affecting the Amazon. It emphasizes the need for strategic management of protected ecosystems, using technology to inform decisions on fire and elephant management.

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