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Scientists journey to southern Africa to unravel the secret world of elephant communication

...al of the 2004 Mushara experiment was to develop a remote census technique using geophone arrays to count el...o be there. We're hoping they could be deployed at remote waterholes or ideally in central Africa, where it's hard to conduct an aerial census because of the ...

Robot-based system developed at Carnegie Mellon detects life in Chile's Atacama desert

... detected by a rover that is being controlled by a remote science team. The project is part of NASA's Astrob...e ?all molecules of life. "We don't know of other remote methods capable both of detecting low levels of micro-organisms and visualizing high levels incorpor...

Flocking together: Study shows how animal groups find their way

...ave in crowds and in designing robots that explore remote locations such as the ocean or other planets. "When you see apparently complex behaviors, the mechanisms that coordinate these behaviors may be surprisingly simple and generic," said Iain Couzin, a postdoctoral researcher in Princeton's Department o...

Camera Traps Catch Eye of the Tiger

...3-4 weeks. Because the cameras have been placed in remote locations, it takes at least a day to hike to each (the team can check all 30 within a month). Cameras must be moved occasionally because the flash often alerts animals to their presence, causing those animals to avoid the area in the future. Due to...

Photos show jaguar vamping for camera

...ark in Bolivia, when it plopped down in front of a remote "camera trap" and allowed a remarkable 35 pictures... Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) are using the remote cameras to census the park, which may contain more jaguars than any protected area in Latin America....

The secret lives of whales

... from over 1100 sperm whales from some of the most remote ocean regions of the globe. He chose to sample sperm whales because they ranged worldwide and are whale icons ?thanks to Melville’s tale of Moby Dick, the rare white sperm whale. Female sperm whales feed in tropical regions while males travel global...

Study Links Ebola Outbreaks To Animal Carcasses

... "The signs of potential outbreaks often occur in remote areas, where roads are barely usable and communications limited," added Karesh. "Conservation organizations such as WCS are therefore critical to the early detection of the conditions that can lead to deadly health emergencies." ...

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