Posts for tag "animal tracking"
Underwater Cameras And Autonomous Vehicles Track Leatherback Turtles
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution scientists use TurtleCam underwater cameras and an autonomous vehicle to follow leatherback turtles.
- Posted November 4, 2016
Marine Larvae Movements Studied By ‘Minion’ Robots
Autonomous robots deployed by scientists at University of California, Davis, are studying marine larvae movement and answering long-held questions.
- Posted September 21, 2016
Bearcam Aids Study Of Human Connections With Wildlife
Kansas State University researchers are using a bearcam at Katmai National Park to study human emotional connections with wildlife.
- Posted August 11, 2016
New York Bight Buoy Tracks Threatened Baleen Whales
Buoy-attached tech developed at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is helping to spot threatened baleen whales in the New York Bight.
- Posted July 27, 2016
GPS Trackers Find Frigate Birds Stay Aloft Up To Two Months
Scientists have long known that great frigate birds can fly for days at a time. But thanks to a recent investigation completed by researchers at the French National Center for Scientific Research, we now know that frigates...
- Posted July 14, 2016
Urban Growth, Submerged Coasts May Leave Animals High And Dry
A recent Clemson University study acknowledges a problem species may face more and more as climate continues to change and the seas continue to rise: the inability to escape rising waters due to encroaching urban areas. Populations...
- Posted July 5, 2016
Sea Turtle Mortality Tracked With GPS-Equipped ‘Frankenturtles’
Virginia Institute of Marine Science investigators study sea turtle mortality by mounting GPS units on turtle carcasses deployed in Chesapeake Bay.
- Posted June 24, 2016
Acoustic Cameras Log Shark Populations Near Palmyra Atoll
Scientists at the University of California, Santa Barbara, use acoustic cameras to assess shark populations near Palmyra Atoll over a month period.
- Posted June 23, 2016
Snapshot Wisconsin Combines Cameras, GPS, Citizen Science
The Snapshot Wisconsin project looks to document wildlife around the state with more than 4,000 GPS-tagged cameras and satellite data.
- Posted June 6, 2016
GIS, Drones Help Protect Elephants From Poachers
Penn State University researchers use a GIS approach to help protect elephants in Kenya from poachers.
- Posted May 27, 2016
Last Two Isle Royale Wolves, Greatly Inbred, Risk Extinction
A few years ago, eight to nine wolves roamed Lake Superior’s Isle Royale. But last year, their populations dwindled to just three. This year, it seems there are just two left, according to a post in Science...
- Posted May 20, 2016
Remote Cameras Confirm Wildlife In Chernobyl Exclusion Zone
University of Georgia scientists used remote cameras to confirm the presence of wildlife in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone.
- Posted May 4, 2016
Drones Better At Monitoring Some Wildlife Than Humans
Drones are being used for a lot of things these days, so why can’t they help out researchers looking to learn more about wildlife? A study from Australia’s Monash University has found that drones, despite making some...
- Posted March 29, 2016
For Endangered Marbled Murrelets, Inexpensive Surveys With Acoustics
Acoustic meters help University of California, Santa Cruz, researchers monitor calls of endangered marbled murrelets with a goal of reducing survey costs.
- Posted March 9, 2016
How Scientists Removed Invasive Goats From Mexico’s Isla Guadalupe
Isla Guadalupe, a remote and volcanic island south of the Mexican State of Baja, used to have a big problem with invasive goats, according to a release from Bowdoin College. But thanks to some inventive techniques, the...
- Posted February 26, 2016
Tracking Beluga Whales Reveals Behavior Insights
University of Washington scientists lead a satellite tagging effort to track the movements of hard-to-spot beluga whales.
- Posted February 18, 2016
Penn State Deer Trackers Study Animal’s Movements
Researchers at Penn State University use GPS collars as deer trackers to study deer movements and how they affect forest health.
- Posted January 29, 2016
Satellite Tags Dissect Sandhill Crane Ecology
New Mexico State University researchers use satellite tracking tags to study sandhill crane ecology at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge.
- Posted January 22, 2016
For Noise Affecting Orcas, Vessel Speed Biggest Factor
Using digital acoustic recording tags, a study led by University of Washington finds noise affecting orcas is mostly owed to nearby vessel speeds.
- Posted January 8, 2016
Bee Decline Across United States Shown In Map
Pollinators are important for food production all over the world. In the U.S., it’s estimated that $3 billion of the agricultural economy depends on the services of creatures like butterflies, bats and bees to pollinate and grow...
- Posted January 5, 2016
