Revolutionizing wildlife protection: a novel approach combining deep learning and night-time surveillance

The increasing instances of animals encroaching on human settlements, as well as the illicit trafficking of wildlife, have prompted immediate actions to protect the natural heritage. In addition to this, the difficulties of night-time animal surveillance are also being faced. This paper highlights the urgent necessity for comprehensive animal welfare monitoring and effective anti-illegal trafficking prevention. The expensive cost of installing night vision cameras heightens the necessity of locating an affordable and effective solution. To overcome these issues, a unique strategy, combining colorization utilizing Customised Conditional GAN (Generative Adversarial Net) for night-time applications and YOLO-CNAS (You Only Look Once-Customised Neural Architecture Search) classification for intelligent wildlife detection is proposed. Colorization during the night enables the discovery of critical nocturnal behaviors, encouraging a greater knowledge and relationship with nature. Using these powerful deep learning algorithms helps to recognize the wildlife throughout both daylight and night-time hours, as well as smugglers trespassing into the forest. The suggested method obtains an amazing testing accuracy rate that has improved from 55.73% to 72.54% and then finally to 94.67%, demonstrating the revolutionary approach's potential for animal protection. The extensive dataset used for training and assessment was meticulously sourced from various websites including iNaturalist, Unsplash, and Pexels. These platforms provided a rich array of diverse images. During the pressing need to protect the nation's irreplaceable heritage, the intelligent model provides a ray of hope. Conservationists and policymakers may work together to safeguard the natural heritage by enabling effective wildlife surveillance and maintaining a happy coexistence between humans and animals for future generations.