Aug 1, 2022 | Birds, News, Wildlife Monitoring
Migratory birds, especially those which depend on coastal wetland habitats, are among the threatened animals. Identifying the key sites in their life cycle, including the stopovers used during migration, is important for conservation efforts. Argos satellite...
Jul 26, 2022 | Fish, News, Wildlife Monitoring
“I think anyone who’s used Argos will have to admit that they’ve learned something revelatory. The more we use Argos to track animal movements, the more we see that their movements are far more complex and of greater scale than we ever imagined.” Featured...
Jul 19, 2022 | Marine Animals, News, Wildlife Monitoring
Loggerhead turtles can forage either on continental shelf or in the open ocean. The North Pacific population, nesting whole in Japan show both behaviours. Their foraging areas are pinpointing using isotopic analysis and Argos tracking, to better define conservation...
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:...