Oct 7, 2021 | Marine Animals, News, Wildlife Monitoring
Adelie penguins live and breed around Antarctica. As with all penguins, they forage in a three-dimensional environment, ranging horizontally at-sea and diving vertically to capture prey. A recent study analysed the relationship between horizontal and vertical...
Sep 22, 2021 | Hardwares, Herding, News, Oceanography, Meteorology, Hydrology, Climatology, Pollution, Smart Agriculture, Wildlife Monitoring
Kinéis, 25 nanosatellites carrying the metamorphosis of the Argos system is on its way. Our first Kinéis constellation update was earlier this year where we went backstage with Michel Sarthou, Kinéis’ Chief Technical Officer. Now, a few months later, we’re back again...
Sep 21, 2021 | Birds, News, Wildlife Monitoring
Juvenile northern gannets fledge independently from their parents. They are therefore required to learn flight and foraging skills and make an autumn migration on their own. Mortality in seabirds is high during their first year but when and why this mortality occurs...
Sep 10, 2021 | Marine Animals, News, Wildlife Monitoring
A large population of green turtles is found in Western Australia. Using a database of tracks enables scientists to model their behaviour and help in deciding the protection regulations to enforce. The green turtle (Chelonia mydas) is a highly migratory species of...
Aug 25, 2021 | Birds, News, Wildlife Monitoring
Whimbrels migrate at the peak of the hurricane season, crossing the Atlantic. Different populations of this American shorebirds have different strategies to deal with tropical storms. However, they may have to find new ways with climate change worsening the storms....
Aug 10, 2021 | Marine Animals, News, Wildlife Monitoring
Animal tracking with Argos began in the 1980s. Improved techniques and satellite coverage now allow for much more tracking, with better resolutions. However, old tracks analysed with current methods can help understand issues such as the sleep of whales as is the case...