Technology is becoming a bigger and bigger part of the protection of nature. In Hack the Planet we follow two tech-wizards from the Netherlands who developed a smart camera system that could be groundbreaking in preventing human–elephant conflicts and catching poachers. They believe that their technology could save elephant and human lives. We see them as they work together with eco-guards, scientists and politicians to roll out their system deep in the jungle of Gabon, to protect the last surviving forest elephants that remain in the wild.

Will their high-tech solution be the key to preserving the natural wonders of our world?

Credits

Directed and filmed by Floris Tils. For more about Floris and his work, visit floristils.com.

The technology featured in the documentary is now part of Instant Detect. The Gabon deployment is documented in our Lopé biodiversity monitoring project and in a peer-reviewed methods paper: doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.14036.