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“The UAV, which can travel at speeds of more than 60kmph, can detect forest fires and movement of people in the forest. “The UAVs are helpful for surveillance, patrolling and detecting forest fires. Mysuru: With summer heat on the rise, foresters in the Bandipur Tiger Reserve are on their guard as miscreants from nearby villages are given to entering the forest and starting fires. They also decided to use the Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, the quadcopter, to patrol the forest.Wildlife volunteer Shivu gave a demonstration of the quadcopter to Bandipur authorities recently. A few others managed to escape with severe burn injuries.After the incident, the forest department introduced various measures to handle fires, including procurement of advanced technology fire dousers..