Image processing techniques in the protected areas that make up the value of the resource identified by making the type and number for the inventory of wild animals

In this study, an image processing based assistant system was developed for the detection of wild animals which are added value with hunting tourism to the country's economy from the images obtained from a fixed camera in the protected areas. A background image was extracted using gaussian hybrid models (GMM) technique before image scenes taken from real-time photocapane videotapes. Then, from the background and foreground images of the video, physical and color attributes of wild animals were extracted. In a real-time complex image scene that is instantaneous in nature, where there is a lot of movement, developed field test, feature test and color test criteria are used to determine the targeted wild animal. 100% accuracy rate was obtained for wild animal species detection. In order to capture the high throughput rate, classification was made with support vector machines (DVM) and artificial neural network (YSA) technique. Finally, the snapshot was tagged and counted. With the developed methods, it has been seen that species determination for wild animal inventory can be done with lower cost camera systems and computer software without the need of human power with 100% success rate.