Feb 10, 2016 | Birds, News, Wildlife Monitoring
Dr. Salim Javed, Manager, Terrestrial Assessment and Conservation Section at Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi Dr. Salim Javed has undertaken and completed several important projects on birds including satellite tracking of Eurasian Cranes and Bar-headed geese in...
Feb 7, 2016 | Birds, News, Wildlife Monitoring
As Argos users, manufacturers or potential users you’re welcome to attend this regional Argos workshop on bird tracking. Objectives The objectives of this Scientific and Technical meeting are: Provide a forum for bird trackers and Argos representative, Inform on Argos...
Dec 1, 2015 | Birds, News, Wildlife Monitoring
Predicting the impact of future environmental changes on biodiversity is today a major challenge for ecologists. This is particularly true in the polar regions, where climate change is faster and more severe than anywhere else on the planet. In an article originally...
Nov 22, 2015 | Birds, News, Wildlife Monitoring
In a world of increasingly variable climate, the Australian outback has long been known for its climatic extremes with its ‘droughts and flooding rains’. In this vast inland region of the Australian continent, rainfall is not only low – on average – but also highly...
Oct 26, 2015 | Birds, News, Wildlife Monitoring
The website of the World Working Group on Birds of Prey (WWGBP) presents some of the results of satellite telemetry studies. Using Argos satellite tags, studies of 15 different bird of prey species have been conducted since 1992, in Germany and abroad. Thebirds are...
Jul 6, 2015 | Birds, News, Wildlife Monitoring
The sooty falcon population is highly vulnerable The Sooty falcon Falco concolor is a medium-sized falcon that breeds on the islands of the Arabian Gulf, during the hottest months of the year from May to September. During its non-breeding periods, the Sooty falcon...
