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Finding a Glider in the Southern Ocean
The glider was still diving but it was unable to transmit data and the GPS positions were increasingly unreliable. After 24 hours, the glider stopped sending data via Iridium altogether. Only the...
Argos Forum #77 | Birds and Argos, a Worldwide Journey
Understanding movements of avian scavengers on both sides of the Equator, Tracking carnaby’s cockatoos in Western Australia, Natal dispersal of eagle owls: a European scale project, etc.
20th Biennial Marine Mammal Conference
As human activities in marine and aquatic environments continue to increase worldwide, the combined and cumulative effects of these activities are posing greater threats to marine mammals as...
Understand and Preserve the Harpy Eagle in the Brazilian Amazon with Argos
The Harpy Eagle (Harpia harpyja), commonly known as the “gavião-real” in the Brazilian Amazon, is the most powerful bird of prey from Americas. Initially, we could see the Harpy Eagle in Mexico,...
Tracking Sea Turtles in Brazil via the Argos System
Sea turtles, are highly migratory have a complex life cycle and use a wide range of habitats. All five turtle species found along the Brazilian coast are endangered and included in the National...
Argos Forum #76 | South Africa
Mapping the home range of Harpy Eagles in the Brazilian Amazon basin, Spatial ecology: tracking vicuñas in the Chilean Altiplano, Tracking sea turtles in Brazil, etc.
Argos Forum #75 | Indian Ocean
Solving the mystery of sea turtle migration in the western Indian Ocean, New insight into arabian sea OMZ using Argo oxygen data, Studying whale sharks in the western Indian Ocean, etc.
Argos and the Pacific White Sharks
Sharks are currently threatened all over the world, and the general public does not enough about their behavior and evolution. For the past 12 years MCSI (Marine Conservation Science Institute)...
Argos Forum #74 | Establishing, managing and evaluating marine protected areas with Argos
Identifying important bird areas (IBAS) with Argos, How seabird foraging grounds indicate priority areas for MPAS, Feathers and Argos transmitters, etc.
The Mystery of Swiss Black Kits
Black kites are very mysterious birds. They have been difficult to study because they bear a close resemblance to parasite kites, which are very common in the Sahel dessert. Tracking with 22 gram...
Reintroducing Bison in Russia’s Bryansk Forest
The population of European bison has continuously decreased throughout the 20th century. Today, many scientists are trying to reintroduce the species in Europe and specifically in Russia. A bison...
Mini-Drifters: A Breakthrough in Coastal Oceanography
Mini-drifters: A breakthrough in coastal Oceanography Nomad Science company has developed a new concept for measuring ocean currents in Japanese coastal zones. The mini-drifters should bring a...
Argos Sheds Light on Migration of Cuckoos’ from Britain to Africa
A group of scientists from the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) research institute have been alerted by the decline in population of cuckoos in Britain.Over 50% of the birds migrating between...
Argos Forum #73 | Tracking pollution with Argos
In the aftermath of the Great Tsunami: Tracking the chaotic movement of marine debris, Oil and sea birds don’t mix: New technique for tracking Western Grebes, Argos data play a role in understanding the Great Garbage Patch, etc.
Argos Forum #72 | Measuring Extreme Environments
Sea of Okhotsk beluga whales: Seasonal movements and habitat use, Southern Ocean Argo: The final frontier, ROSAME network observations in the Southern Ocean and Antarctica, etc.
Argos Forum #71 | Where Wildlife and Humans Intersect
Understanding the potential dispersal of HPAI H5N1 virus by migratory wildfowl, Reducing risk of osprey collisions with aircraft, How female Lesser scaup are affected by pollution in the Great Lakes, etc.
Argos Forum #70 | Argos Guinness Book
Max, the bird tracked for the longest period, The elephant, the largest land animal ever tracked by satellite, The most unlikely creature tracked by Argos: a giant jellyfish, etc.
Argos Forum #69 | 30 years of Oceanography with Argos
JCOMMOPS and Argos: 30 years of close cooperation, Satellite-derived motion analysis using Argos ice buoys, A short history of the surface velocity program drifter, etc.
Argos Forum #68 | 30 years of Wildlife Tracking with Argos
Satellite tracking and avian conservation in Asia, Tracking marine mammals over the seas and under the waves, Tracking Canada’s caribou with Argos, etc.
Argos Forum #67 | New tools for operational oceanography
networks: the key to understanding the tropical oceans, ARGO: a global ocean observing system for climate research and operational oceanography, Developing a small drifting buoy system with sea surface CO2 sensor, etc.