Affiliations: [a] College of Intellectual Property, Hubei University of Automotive Technology, Shiyan, Hubei, China | [b] College of Marxism, Xi’an Shiyou University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China | [c] College of Industrial Management, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Korea
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Corresponding author: Jiayi Yu, College of Industrial Management, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 52828, Korea. E-mail: mangguo1218@126.com.
Abstract: This study aims to overcome the impact of complex environmental backgrounds on the recognition of wildlife in monitoring images, thereby exploring the role of a deep learning-based intelligent wildlife recognition system in biodiversity conservation. The automatic identification of wildlife images is conducted based on convolutional neural networks (CNNs). Target detection technology, based on regression algorithms, is initially employed to extract Regions of Interest (ROI) containing wildlife from images. The wildlife regions in monitoring images are detected, segmented, and converted into ROI images. A dual-channel network model based on Visual Geometry Group 16 (VGG16) is implemented to extract features from sample images. Finally, these features are input into a classifier to achieve wildlife recognition. The proposed optimized model demonstrates superior recognition performance for five wildlife species, caribou, lynx, mule deer, badger, and antelope, compared to the dual-channel network model based on VGG16. The optimized model achieves a Mean Average Precision (MAP) of 0.714, with a maximum difference of 0.145 compared to the other three network structures, affirming its effectiveness in enhancing the accuracy of automatic wildlife recognition. The model effectively addresses the issue of low recognition accuracy caused by the complexity of background information in monitoring images, achieving high-precision recognition and holding significant implications for the implementation of biodiversity conservation laws.
Keywords: Deep learning, convolutional neural networks, intelligent identification of images, wild animals, dual-channel network, biodiversity conservation law
