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Audubon Tracks American Oystercatcher with GPS Technology
Original: Lost and Found: Tracking an American Oystercatcher with GPS/GSM Technology
The National Audubon Society is reporting on the use of GPS/GSM tracking technology to follow an American Oystercatcher, a coastal shorebird whose movements can be hard to monitor. The story recounts how the bird was tracked after going missing, illustrating how lightweight tracking devices are helping researchers understand shorebird migration, habitat use and survival. Conservation groups say such data is increasingly valuable for protecting vulnerable coastal species.
Why now: Advances in lightweight GPS tracking are making it newly possible to follow individual shorebirds across long distances, a story that resonates with birding and conservation audiences.
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- Lost and Found: Tracking an American Oystercatcher with GPS/GSM Technology · National Audubon Society
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