Jul 5, 2022 | Fish, News, Wildlife Monitoring
Reef manta rays are a vulnerable species. They grow up in protected shallow areas such as lagoons. Tracking them with Argos can help to confirm that a given lagoon is a nursery for this species Photo: a female juvenile reef manta ray sized 220 cm (wingspan; they are...
Jun 20, 2022 | Birds, News, Wildlife Monitoring
Uncovering how young animals learn to move efficiently and find food, is one of the many possible uses of satellite telemetry. Here, researchers from British Antarctic Survey satellite-tracked juvenile grey-headed albatrosses to understand the effect of environmental...
Jun 13, 2022 | Marine Animals, News, Wildlife Monitoring
Harp seal juveniles leave their native ice pack to forage and migrate on their own. Tracking them and recording their dive can help understand how they manage their first year. Ultimately, the question is their plasticity with respect to environmental changes. Photo:...
Jun 9, 2022 | Herding, News, Oceanography, Meteorology, Hydrology, Climatology, Pollution, Smart Agriculture, Wildlife Monitoring
This month we’ve decided to take you back stage to meet Charles Drieu La Rochelle, member of the user support team in France, to find out more about CLS Group’s excellent customer care. What are the most frequently asked questions? When is the team...
May 31, 2022 | Hardwares, Herding, News, Oceanography, Meteorology, Hydrology, Climatology, Pollution, Smart Agriculture, Wildlife Monitoring
Ever wondered how small tags like the one on this cuckoo can communicate with satellites that are up to 650 km away? It all comes down to the highly sensitive receivers that make the Argos system so unique. The slightest radiofrequency interference between the...
May 25, 2022 | Birds, News, Wildlife Monitoring
One of the mysteries of migrant animals is their ability to find their way back and forth during their long-range travels. Several hypothesis were tested on Egyptian geese to try to understand their navigation capacity. It seems they learn their way around. Photo:...
