• Pooja M
• Rakshitha S
• Sanjana A Maney
• Shashi Ottikunta
• Sangeetha V

Smuggling of environmentally and economically important species of trees in forest areas such as Teakwood, Sandalwood, Pine and Rosewood has been dramatically increased. There have been several initiatives undertaken by different stakeholders and in particular by the Govt. of India, to mitigate these problems. These include the recruitment, training and deployment of anti-poaching watchers and private/government security guards across forests. Strict punishments for convicted offenders, as well as giving special incentives for anti-poaching activities were aimed for eradicating the menace. However, the punitive measures have remained largely ineffective. The most effective solution is “the implementation of a real time, wireless sensor network (WSN) and data logging system” which will be an advanced and a cheap modern technology to make monitoring more robust, effective and feasible.

Wireless Sensor Networks, sandalwood trees, IR Cameras.

"various methodologies used for conservation of forest trees", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no.93-95, April-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904618.pdf

"various methodologies used for conservation of forest trees", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no. pp93-95, April-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904618.pdf