Jul 6, 2021 | Birds, News, Wildlife Monitoring
Wild geese are among the most famous migratory birds – stars of fiction and documentaries. However, there are a number of different species, the Light-bellied Brent Geese among them. They don’t have the same migratory habits, as Argos telemetry enabled to assess....
Jun 16, 2021 | Marine Animals, News, Wildlife Monitoring
Manatees can live in rivers. However, in Africa, dams have been built over rivers, so that mitigation and modifications should be made to let the manatees come and go with the wet and dry seasons. A study examines this in the Senegal River. Manatees are marine mammals...
Jun 16, 2021 | Birds, News, Wildlife Monitoring
Registrations are now closed. This webinar was an opportunity to bring the community (virtually) back together while sharing some great research. Thank you to everyone who participated. You can access the replay below. Contact the Argos...
May 31, 2021 | Birds, News, Wildlife Monitoring
Albatrosses tend to be attracted by fishing boats, which is one of the main threats on the species. The bycatch risk is usually assessed by comparing albatrosses’ and (legal) boats locations. Illegal fishing grounds are less easy to pinpoint, though, except that the...
May 14, 2021 | Land Animals, News, Wildlife Monitoring
Jaguars are one of the emblematic animals throughout the Americas. As most large terrestrial predators, it is threatened of extinction. Tracking them using Argos satellite telemetry enable to better understand their need in terms of available space and of environment....
Apr 26, 2021 | Marine Animals, News, Wildlife Monitoring
Sea turtle rehabilitation centres are becoming increasingly important to threatened sea turtle populations around the world. However, one key question is whether rehabilitation is actually helpful to sea turtle populations; do sea turtles survive in the wild after...