This is such a great story of the little Loggerhead turtle who could. Astrid was rehabbed at the Near East Animal Hospital with a human-inflicted head wound that left her blind in one eye. After four years of rehab, she was finally ready to return...
65 satellite tags were deployed on Antipodean wandering albatross—10 of which were Wildlife Computers Rainier-S20 tags. The new study provided a better description of the foraging range of the different life stages, and to identify any overlap with fishing fleets. Read the Research. ...
46 Wildlife Computers SPOT tags were deployed on humpback whales between 2008-2011. The purpose of the project was to compile and analyze all the existing survey and tracking data on humpback whales to build a clear picture of the distribution, abundance, movements and habitat use in the...
Check out this cool study that used Wildlife Computers MiniPATs and mrPATs to track the movements of porcupine crab in the Canadian Eastern Arctic. Scientists tagged 18 crabs and programmed the tags to release in sequence over the course of six days to determine locations. See How They...
Over two years, scientists tracked 17 juvenile king penguins in the Crozet Archipelago using Wildlife Computers SPLASH tags. They found that juveniles and non-breeding adults traveled similar routes but when leaving later in the season, the range area was smaller. They also found that foraging behavior...
Recently scientists focused on the dive behavior and foraging efforts of Cape fur seals using Wildlife Computers dive recorders. Most dives were less than 50 m deep showing that the fur seal diet may largely focus on small schooling fish because these dives don’t expend as much...
Researchers deployed 14 Limpet tags on false killer whales with the ultimate goal to understand what factors influence spatial use and movement patterns of false killer whales, and how they overlap and potentially interact with nearshore fisheries around the main Hawaiian Islands. Learn More...
Knowledge is power especially when it comes to turtle conservation. Researchers used Wildlife Computers SPLASH tags to learn more about distribution, population size and trends, movements, and habitat use of leatherback sea turtles in Brazil. Read the Research...
Marine fouling (biofouling) happens when organisms attach themselves to underwater objects like building structures, ropes, and especially satellite tags. Once attached to a tag, biofouling will inhibit a tag from transmitting a signal to Argos satellites. A tag with biofouling will also experience more drag,...
New research outlines 15 best practices for using externally attached telemetry devices on pinnipeds. The best practices provide guidance to help mitigate possible negative outcomes. The recommendations cover the following categories: justification, capture, tag design, tag attachment, effects assessments, preparations, and reporting. Read the Best Practices...