Coverage dated August 30, 2025

Drones blasting AC/DC and Scarlett Johannson are helping biologists protect cattle from wolves

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Biologists are using drones to scare wolves away from cattle. They blast sounds like the AC/DC song “Thunderstruck” and scenes from movies to deter the predators. The USDA has been experimenting with drones and thermal imaging to monitor wolf movements since at least 2022.

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KOB 4
Drones blasting AC/DC and Scarlett Johannson are helping biologists protect cattle from wolves (opens KOB 4)
Published Aug 30, 2025
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Biologists are using drones to scare wolves away from cattle. They blast sounds like the AC/DC song “Thunderstruck” and scenes from movies to deter the predators. The USDA has been experimenting with drones and thermal imaging to monitor wolf movements since at least 2022.
NBC Los Angeles
Drones blasting AC/DC and Scarlett Johansson are helping biologists protect cattle from wolves (opens NBC Los Angeles)
Published Aug 30, 2025
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Biologists are using drones to scare wolves away from cattle by blasting loud sounds, including AC/DC’s “Thunderstruck” and audio from movie scenes.
NBC News
Drones blasting AC/DC are helping biologists protect cattle from wolves (opens NBC News)
Published Aug 30, 2025
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For millennia humans have tried to scare wolves away from their livestock.
The Columbian
Drones blasting AC/DC help protect cattle from wolves (opens The Columbian)
Published Aug 30, 2025
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For millennia, humans have tried to scare wolves away from their livestock. Most of them didn’t have drones.

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