Research Article

Przewalski’s Horses (Equus ferus przewalskii) Responses to Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Flights under Semireserve Conditions: Conservation Implication

Table 1

Comparison of alert height and run away height of Przewalski’s horses.

VariablesNumberAlert height (m) ± SEt-testRun away height (m)  ± SEt-test

MalesImmature males55.0 ± 0.711.40 ± 0.55
Adults males940.33 ± 9.3818.67 ± 12.80

FemalesImmature females44.50 ± 0.501.25 ± 0.50
Adults females4416.68 ± 5.262.16 ± 0.83

Alert height, height for horse to notice UAVs; run away height, height for horse to move away (means with standard errors). “Number” refers to the number of flights: only one horse was scored when the drone was flown over a herd.