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Monarch butterflies fitted with tiny trackers to solve migration mystery
Original: Monarch butterflies get tiny trackers to help scientists follow their mysterious migration
Scientists have attached miniature tracking devices to monarch butterflies to follow their long-mysterious migration routes. The tiny trackers, light enough for the insects to carry, should reveal in detail where the butterflies travel on their journeys between breeding grounds and overwintering sites. The project is drawing attention for combining conservation research with remarkably small technology, and it could reshape understanding of one of nature's most remarkable animal migrations.
Why now: The striking combination of cutting-edge miniaturised tracking technology and one of nature's most iconic migrations is capturing public interest.
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- Monarch butterflies get tiny trackers to help scientists follow their mysterious migration · KSL News
- Monarch butterflies get tiny trackers to help scientists follow their mysterious migration · Japan Today
- Monarch butterflies get tiny trackers to help scientists follow their mysterious migration · The Mercury News
- Monarch butterflies get tiny trackers to help scientists follow their mysterious migration · Phys.org
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