Gulls Gathering in Dangerous Numbers at Wachusett Reservior TAGS: bird danger | massachusetts gulls | Wildlife Tracking Email Wildlife abounds in the Boston area, specifically in the Swift River and Wachusett Reservoir. Unseasonably warm weather means people are heading outdoors to take advantage of all the activities they …Continue reading →

Tracking the Elusive Snow Leopard TAGS: snow leopards | tracking leopards | Wildlife Tracking Email Snow leopards have been on the endangered species list since 1972 without any indication of making a comeback. Now conservationists are seeking to understand the migratory and social patterns of …Continue reading →

OR-7 (The Lone Wolf) Continues to Travel TAGS: tracking wolves | Wildlife Tracking | Wolves Email OR-7, the name given to a young Oregon wolf by researchers who are tracking his whereabouts via GPS device fitted back in February, is famous wherever he meanders.  The wolf’s …Continue reading →

Wolves In the Night: Tracking Wandering Wolves TAGS: animal tracking | Wildlife Tracking | Wolves Email A wolf from the Imnaha Pack is moving south through Oregon. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) is monitoring the wolf’s movements through the mountains of Grant County. …Continue reading →

GPS Helps Scientists Study Hedgehogs TAGS: hedgehogs | wildlife | Wildlife Tracking Email The Godley Valley area of New Zealand’s South Island is not a place where you would expect to see hedgehogs running around with small GPS tracking in the form of …Continue reading →

Scientists Tracking Tortoises With GPS (It’s a Slow Process) TAGS: tracking tortoises | turtles | Wildlife Tracking Email Thirty-six desert tortoises in the desert just outside Las Vegas, have been attached to small radio transmitters, as reported by SignOnSanDiego.com. Twenty-four of those tortoises have also been equipped with …Continue reading →

Kenyan Researchers Protect Elephants With GPS TAGS: protecting wildlife | tracking elephants | Wildlife Tracking Email A variety of factors threaten the survival of the majestic elephant despite efforts by various national parks, like Kenya’s Tsavo East National Park, to preserve them.  Even with 11,747 square …Continue reading →

GPS Tracking Devices Help Endangered Species TAGS: conservation | protecting wildlife | Wildlife Tracking Email Researchers have found GPS tracking devices useful in gathering information on many species of wildlife, from Kenyan lions to Bengal tigers. Conservationist programs all over the world have discovered the …Continue reading →

Scientists Study Fishers with GPS TAGS: wild animals | wildlife | Wildlife Tracking Email Scientists are increasingly using GPS tracking collars to study animals in the wild. It’s an incredible way to collect data that would have been a hugely inaccurate guessing game in …Continue reading →

GPS Tracking Protects Lions – And Their Prey TAGS: GPS Tracker | GPS Tracking | tracking lions | Wildlife Tracking Email Few Americans have spent any length of time in Sub-Saharan Africa. Whether because of the heat, the dangers, or simply fear of the unknown, they seldom venture onto the Savanna, …Continue reading →