Conservationists are challenged with protecting animal species from the loss and fragmentation of their natural habitat, wire snares planted by bush-meat hunters, poaching and poisoning of animals, as well as people and disease-carrying domestic animals who come into contact with wildlife outside of protected areas.

Many scarce resources are required to deal with the above-mentioned threats including, but not limited to, rangers, ranger vehicles, k9 units, camera traps etc. The problem is that most conservationists lack the manpower to deal with the vast area that needs to be covered. Animals are, in most cases, still tracked manually and when tracking devices are deployed the equipment lacks the accuracy and battery life needed to be effective. There is no consistent visibility over personnel and equipment deployed in the field, opening up rangers and volunteers to unnoticed attacks from poachers and equipment is left vulnerable to theft or unmonitored breakage.