GLOSSARY
aerial videography
shooting video from a vehicle
in the air, such as a drone
conserving
protecting or restoring
drones
aircraft that do not have human
pilots on board
environmental DNA
samples of DNA collected from
a variety of environments
erosion
the gradual wearing away of
rock or soil
evolution
the process by which species
change over time in response to
changes in their environment
extinct
no longer surviving in the world
genetic
relating to genes, the biological
codes that offspring inherit
from their parents and that
at least partially determine
their characteristics
genomic testing
collecting information about an
organism’s genes
invasive species
a species that is not native to a
specific area and that spreads
quickly in a way that damages
the original ecosystem
species
a group of organisms that have
shared characteristics; members
of the same species can mate
and have viable offspring
sustainable
able to keep going indefinitely
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