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Cornell has pioneered the use of acoustic monitoring to better understand the distribution, number, and behaviors of a wide range of creatures from birds to elephants across the globe. They are helping AWF develop the capacity to use acoustic sensors–rugged devices that record sound 24/7 – as sentinels to listen for threats such as gunshots related to wildlife poaching as well as for documenting the relative abundance of target wildlife species such as elephants. Detecting gunshots is a direct way to measure hunting pressure on wildlife populations and tracking gunshots over time can provide evidence of conservation impact.