Poachers are hacking scientific data to hunt the animals being studied

Poachers are hacking scientific data to hunt the animals being studied

Like many scientists, Carleton University professor Steven Cooke tracks the animals he studies - in his case, fish. But his latest study is about the ways poachers, hunters and wild-life photographers are hacking the kind of scientific data he collects and using it to hunt or harass the animals being studied, from Banff National Park to Australia's ocean reefs.

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