Wild Watch Sentry

Abstract

The aim of every farmer is to yield potential crop production every year. So, it is the responsibility of the farmer to protect the crop fields from wild animals’ attack. Most of the wild animals often come into contact with agricultural crops in search of food especially at night-time. Some of these animals attack those crops which results in an increase in human-wildlife conflicts. As a result, WildWatch Sentry (WWS) represents a revolutionary leap in crop protection by employing state of the art technologies. Prioritizing non-harmful deterrents, WWS minimizes losses for farmers while promoting sustainable agricultural practices and reducing conflicts between humans and wildlife. Its real-time monitoring capabilities not only enhance farm security and efficiency but also contribute to maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem balance. This is achieved by the YOLOv8 detection system and the production of a repelling audio. When a wild animal is detected, it recognises the species of the same accurately, produces a repelling sound that makes it go away from the crop field and parallelly, sends an email to the field owner as an alert message.