By Greg Bartlett
Nearly everyone will admit to knowing someone with an unusual pet. Maybe it’s the creepy guy with the snake collection, or that girl who positively adores her talking Hill Myna. Petting zoos too are very popular with kids this holiday season, and taking your kids will give them a chance to interact with
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By Harriette Halepis
Members of the Fish and Game Department in Truckee, California, have decided to place GPS tracking collars on a few deer that roam the Truckee area. Sixteen collars in total have been placed on select deer, and the Fish and Game Department hopes that these deer will provide researchers with valuable migration data.
Fish
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By Greg Bartlett
Though efforts have been made to monitor golden eagles before, they have not been successful. According to a United Kingdom project report in late July 2009, a young golden eagle, equipped with GPS tracking, has just left his parents’ nest to make his way in the world. Little has been
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By Greg Bartlett
Since the early 1990’s, the Virginia Aquarium has organized an annual dolphin count along Cape Henry and even into Chesapeake Bay. With 17 year’s worth of statistics pooled, the Virginia Aquarium is a good source from which to draw data on the numbers of dolphins that traffic north and south along the
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By Greg Bartlett
Since the year 2000, the black bear population throughout the state of Mississippi has been considered to be in danger of extinction. Concern over the extinction of this species has given researchers reason to track the bear population as much as possible and work to provide it – from a human-perspective –
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By Greg Bartlett
In honor of some of her country’s military veterans – some of her country’s heroes – a bald eagle of North Carolina, named Liberty, was released in a July 4th, 2009 celebration after she had been nursed to health after a serious injury from a fight. State officials wanted to carefully monitor
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By Greg Bartlett
Tracking birds is not a new concept. Scientists around the world have been tracking endangered species with small radio transmitters for years. They also commonly track birds as they migrate to learn more about them. And now animal rehab centers are getting on board.
A bald eagle, appropriately named Liberty, was recently rehabilitated in
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By Greg Bartlett
Bird enthusiasts have studied migratory patterns and behaviors of bird groups for many years and have learned vital information from their observations. However, the drawback of these studies has always been the difficulty in keeping tabs on any particular bird. With the advent of GPS tracking, these studies have become less formidable. Scientists
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By Greg Bartlett
Guess what? You have a new neighbor. No, not someone in the house across the street that’s been for sale for a year. Not even someone in the new apartment buildings down the street. No, your new neighbor lives in town, but you might not even see her.
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By Greg Bartlett
Certain species of animals are becoming endangered or threatened, and researchers are constantly seeking ways to protect the animals. Part of the difficulty is being able to track the animals and observe them in their habitats.
However, technology now allows researchers to study and protect animals without being physically present.
GPS tracking
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