Mar 18, 2018 | Land Animals, News, Wildlife Monitoring
A video recently posted on Facebook by Jean-Marie Thévenard, shows the passage of three lynxes, a female and her two cubs, in a snowy Jura forest. The Argos beacon from CLS is used by the Athénas wild animal care center. Thus Gilles Moyne, the director of the center,...
Mar 16, 2018 | Fish, News, Wildlife Monitoring
Understanding and monitoring marine species is crucial for the development of coherent and effective management practices. That is why the French Agency for Marine Protected Areas, now part of the French Agency for Biodiversity, quickly realized the advantages of...
Mar 14, 2018 | Marine Animals, News, Wildlife Monitoring
Martinique hosts key areas defined as development habitats for green and hawksbill turtles. In this context, the local wildlife management and conservation structures and the National Action Plans recommend to study the importance of these feeding sites for sea...
Mar 12, 2018 | Birds, News, Wildlife Monitoring
The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) is responsible for the ecosystem-based management of fisheries in the Southern Ocean. The ‘ecosystem approach’ means that the effects of commercial fishing must take into...
Mar 8, 2018 | News, Oceanography, Meteorology, Hydrology, Climatology
Tired of Big Ben, Buckingham Palace and Tower Bridge ? Get a breeze of fresh air at CLS booth (E300), at the OI2018, the best way to enjoy London next week! Our team of experts will be happy to see you and answer your question on telemetry services during all the...
Mar 5, 2018 | Marine Animals, News, Wildlife Monitoring
All sea turtles living in U.S. waters are listed as either endangered or threatened under the federal Endangered Species Act. Turtles face both natural threats and human-caused threats, including accidental capture in fishing gear, poaching and habitat destruction....
Mar 1, 2018 | Marine Animals, News, Wildlife Monitoring
One of our Argos customers recently deployed the first satellite tagged, hard shelled turtles (greens and hawksbills) in Papua New Guinea. Its very exciting news in the turtle world! Conservation International and partner Eco-Custodian Advocates announced the...
Feb 27, 2018 | Birds, News, Wildlife Monitoring
The ARGOS system is a unique worldwide satellite tracking and environmental monitoring system created by the French Space Agency CNES, the NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) and NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). Each month more...
Feb 26, 2018 | Marine Animals, News, Wildlife Monitoring
Digital technologies open new relationships between humans and animals. With sensors, ARGOS-GPS satellite systems and mini-cameras, scientists can now collect data on animal migration and behaviors on an unprecedented scale. Elephant seals collect crucial data when...
Dec 27, 2017 | Birds, News, Wildlife Monitoring
Flying-foxes (Pteropodidae) are large bats capable of long-distance flight. Effective conservation and management of flying-foxes are constrained by lack of knowledge of their ecology, especially of movement patterns over large spatial scales. Thanks to research...
Sep 10, 2017 | Hardwares, News
By combining tracking and localization data, Argos enables scientists worldwide to improve their understanding of animal behavior and their knowledge of climatology. This is why it is essential to develop more efficient beacons adapted to the monitoring of the...
Aug 21, 2017 | Hardwares, News
The Argos system is preparing for a bright future. A revolution is underway. Enter a new chipset, new applications, a new satellite constellation and potential new pricing. Argos manufacturers and potential manufacturers are invited to join us in Wood’s Hole to...
Aug 21, 2017 | News, Wildlife Monitoring
CLS will attend the upcoming international conference, IMPAC-4, dedicated to Marine Protected Area (MPA) managers and practicioners, organized by Chile’s Ministry of Environment in collaboration with the IUCN and the World Commission on Protected...
Aug 7, 2017 | News, Wildlife Monitoring
¿Sabía usted que el 71% de la superficie de la Tierra son océanos, pero sólo el 3% de los océanos del mundo están protegidos en Áreas Marinas Protegidas (AMP) activamente gestionadas? ¿Sabía usted que 625 + animales son rastreados por Argos en AMP en todo el mundo...
Aug 3, 2017 | Hardwares, Herding, News, Oceanography, Meteorology, Hydrology, Climatology, Pollution, Smart Agriculture, Wildlife Monitoring
Argos is the only global satellite-based system for location and data collection designed specifically to study and protect our planet’s environment. Governed via an international collaboration between the major international space agencies, including NASA, NOAA,...
Aug 1, 2017 | News, Oceanography, Meteorology, Hydrology, Climatology
The Oceanographic Institute of Monaco, along with its partners the Princely government, the Scientific center of Monaco, the Yacht Club of Monaco, and the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, have launched a new scientific and outreach campaign, called “Monaco...
Jul 25, 2017 | News, Wildlife Monitoring
On July 4th-5th, the Argos Asian Wildlife Tracking Community gathered at the National Institute of Biological Resources in Incheon, Korea. More than 80 people were present over two days of scientific presentations on research using the Argos satellite system. The...
Jul 24, 2017 | Fish, Marine Animals, News, Wildlife Monitoring
Did you know that 71% of Earth’s surface are oceans, but only 3% of the world’s oceans are protected in actively managed Marine Protected Areas (MPA)? And yet… did you know that 625+ animals are tracked by Argos in MPA worldwide? Including turtles,...
Jul 18, 2017 | Hardwares, Herding, News, Oceanography, Meteorology, Hydrology, Climatology, Pollution, Smart Agriculture, Wildlife Monitoring
Argos has always connected mobiles everywhere on the planet. CLS, which has operated the Argos satellite system since its creation, thus has all the Argos For NEXT GENERATIONS knowledge, professional skills, infrastructures and networks needed to work on Argos for...
Jul 3, 2017 | News
18 – 19 July 2017, Toulouse, France Participant Name Country Executive Committee Eric LOCKLEAR (Executive Committee Chair) United States Kim HOLLAND United States Salim JAVED United Arab Emirates Clive Mc Mahon Australia Johan STANDER South Africa...
Jun 28, 2017 | Argos Forum, Fish, Marine Animals, Wildlife Monitoring
Juvenile sea turtles and Marine Protected Areas in the Gulf of MexicoUsing Argos to track sharks in the Malpelo sanctuaryLearning more about basking sharks with ArgosPenguins show the way for marine spatial planningThe extraordinary migration of the Hudsonian...
Jun 19, 2017 | Fish, News, Wildlife Monitoring
At the 2nd Argos Asian Wildlife Tracking Workshop in Incheon, Korea, Dr. Sukyung Kang of Korea’s National Institute of Fisheries will present the results of her study: “Movement of Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) in Korean waters, ascertained through...
Jun 13, 2017 | News, Wildlife Monitoring
The 2nd Argos Asian Wildlife Tracking Workshop will be held in Incheon, Korea, on July 4th & 5th, 2017. It is hosted by Dr. Jin-Han Kim, Director of the Animal Resources Division, National Institute of Biological Resources, Korea and supported by Dr. Su-Kyung...
May 30, 2017 | Marine Animals, News, Wildlife Monitoring
At the 2nd Argos Asian Wildlife Tracking Workshop in Incheon, Korea, Dr. Mari Kobayashi, Ph.D, will present her work “Estimation on area of use and feeding patterns by Argos satellite-tracking of the spotted seals in the Sea of Japan”. Understanding...
May 30, 2017 | Fish, News, Wildlife Monitoring
Dr. Wei-Chuan (Riyar) Chiang of Fisheries Research Institute, Taiwan, will share the results of his studies on “Vertical and horizontal movements of billfish in the northwestern Pacific Ocean determined using pop-up satellite tags” at the 2nd Argos Asian...
May 24, 2017 | Birds, News, Wildlife Monitoring
Lake Izunuma-Uchinuma is located in northern Japan, covering an area of 491ha. The lake is renowned internationally for its high biodiversity. It is a Ramsar site, protected by an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands, and it is one...
May 24, 2017 | Birds, News, Wildlife Monitoring
Dr. Hiroyoshi Higuchi, Research and Education Center for Natural Sciences, Keio University, and his colleagues have satellite-tracked the migration of raptors for about 20 years. The species include Grey-faced Buzzards, Oriental Honey Buzzards, Common Buzzards and...
May 24, 2017 | Marine Animals, News, Wildlife Monitoring
Argos satellite telemetry studies over the last two decades revealed that sea turtles undertake wide-range migration, and often trans-oceanic migration. Moreover, advanced Argos PTT (Platform Transmitter Terminal) provide fine-scale information of dive behavior, and...
May 24, 2017 | Birds, News, Wildlife Monitoring
At the 2nd Argos Asian Wildlife Tracking Workshop in Incheon, Korea, Dr. Heqi Wu, a Chinese ornithologist, will present “An introduction on Sino-BON birds CAS and major works.” He will introduce a monitoring network on important water bird species...
Jan 12, 2017 | Fish, News, Oceanography, Meteorology, Hydrology, Climatology, Wildlife Monitoring
On January 21st 2016, Rob Gregor (CSIRO) and his team from the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) deployed the Slocum glider 416 (Amy) as part of the eReefs project to observe the water around the northern Great Barrier Reef. The plan was for the deployment...
