They should drop a trap with food if the dogs are still ambulatory. Avoids having to hover and make multiple trap attempts, and risk running out of power in flight. It's also easier to pick up a trap with a dog in it than trap a dog terrified of the giant buzzing thing above them. And it ensures they don't half-net a dog only to have it fall out en-route.
Yay! I am cheering them on.<p>I believe I found Aerocameras youtube channel, which also contains links to website, Instagram, Facebook, and Linkedin<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/dreamsfactorysl" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/user/dreamsfactorysl</a>
Obviously a last ditch rescue attempt, which vindicates the untested methodology that we might otherwise be critical of.<p>Also rather faith restoring that so many people are attempting to save these animals at cost to themselves.
Helicopters cannot handle the potential heat. Drones have issues with payload and control. This is an Ironman situation. Someone call Yves Rossy.<p>Seriously. This looks like an opportunity for one of the many jet/wingsuit contraptions that have appeared in recent years. Does anyone have a number for that guy spotted over LAX?
Just for the record, the dogs vanished the same day (just hours before) that the drones had planned to act.<p>It seems that have been rescued by somebody entering the lava crust at night, now chilled to 60 Celsius. They left a message in the pool claiming that the dogs are ok and signing as "the A-team".
Keeping it simple got the job done:<p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/21/drone-search-widens-for-dogs-trapped-by-la-palma-eruption" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/21/drone-search-w...</a>
So looks like the dogs have been rescued already by a mysterious group that calls themselves, the A-Team. Human footsteps have appeared in the rooftop where the dogs were and a giant banner was planted saying "Be strong La Palma. The dogs are fine. A-Team". No kidding!<p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/spain/2021-10-21/mysterious-a-team-claims-to-have-rescued-the-dogs-left-trapped-by-the-volcano-on-la-palma.html" rel="nofollow">https://english.elpais.com/spain/2021-10-21/mysterious-a-tea...</a>
We just imported such a dog from spain from a rescue agency to find a new owner for the dog in germany (thats the most easy part, I guess). Otherwise they are euthanized. Its a Podenco mix, the same type of dog as seen on the pictures.<p>I really hope they can rescue them but I fear these dogs will it not make easy to catch them with a net and even more hard to fly them out because I bet they will try to free them self.
While the situation is sad, it makes me incredibly happy there are people who worry this much about another living being.<p>Whenever I hear about tech helping save lives it always fills me with joy to think about all the effort that went in to building this tech, to all the people who involuntarily helped make that tech become a reality.
I think the 4minutes will be very hard. But since the limiting factor is the battery and the dog probably not cooperating, why not first fly a solar panel (to charge the drone) or an unpowered trap (to give enough time to catch the dog) to allow to rerisk the limitations…
Here's a volcanology institute keeping track of the eruptive volcanic activity on the island and they are doing a great job.<p><a href="https://mobile.twitter.com/involcan" rel="nofollow">https://mobile.twitter.com/involcan</a>
This seems like a bad idea. Are they hurting? Can't they just keep flying in food and water?<p>If they fall they're dead, if they get tangled in the net they might be dead.