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Can artificial intelligence support Bactrian camel conservation? Testing machine learning on aerial imagery in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert – CORRIGENDUM

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 November 2025

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In the original article, the authors mistakenly referred to the species as the ‘wild Bactrian camel’ (Camelus bactrianus ferus). The correct and currently accepted name is the ‘wild camel’ (Camelus ferus).

The errors appear on the first page line 10 and on the third page in Figure 1.

First page line 10 should read …(Camelus ferus)…

The original Figure 1 and caption is reproduced below:-

Figure 1. Map of the study area in the Mongolian Gobi Desert. The map shows the boundaries of Dornogovi, Ömnögovi, Bayankhongor and Govi-Altai aimags (provinces), with black dots indicating camel survey locations.

The corrected Figure 1 and caption is reproduced below:-

Two further corrections are required.

Figure 1. Map of the study area in the Mongolian Gobi Desert. The map shows the boundaries of Dornogovi, Ömnögovi, Bayankhongor and Govi-Altai aimags (provinces), with black dots indicating camel survey locations.

Second page line 5 under the ‘Study area and data collection’ heading:-

‘Local herders and conservation teams from the Mongolia Wild Camel Foundation helped identify key Bactrian camel locations across these regions…’ should read ‘Local herders and conservation teams from the Wild Camel Protection Foundation helped identify key Bactrian camel locations across these regions…’

Seventh page line 2 under the Acknowledgements section:-

‘We would like to thank Mr Khasbaatar Khandmaa and the Mongolia Wild Camel Foundation…’ should read ‘We would like to thank Mr Khasbaatar Khandmaa and the Wild Camel Protection Foundation…’

References

McCarthy, C et al. (2025) Can artificial intelligence support Bactrian camel conservation? Testing machine learning on aerial imagery in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert Environmental Conservation.10.1017/S0376892925100118CrossRefGoogle Scholar
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Figure 1. Map of the study area in the Mongolian Gobi Desert. The map shows the boundaries of Dornogovi, Ömnögovi, Bayankhongor and Govi-Altai aimags (provinces), with black dots indicating camel survey locations.

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Figure 1. Map of the study area in the Mongolian Gobi Desert. The map shows the boundaries of Dornogovi, Ömnögovi, Bayankhongor and Govi-Altai aimags (provinces), with black dots indicating camel survey locations.