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Tracking the migratory routes of songbirds is now easy

songbird populations have been declining over the last half century. Understanding their annual migration would aid conservation measures. A study has used coin-sized geolocators to track the migration of two species of songbirds. This has thrown up new information: songbirds travel much faster than previously known.
Initially information on migration was dependent on chance capture of previously tagged (with metal bands) birds.

Publication Date: 
30/03/2009
Sumana Narayanan [2]
Down to Earth [3]
Tags:
Canada [4], Endangered Species [5], Wildlife [6], Birds [7], Migratory Species [8], United Kingdom (UK) [9], United States Of America (US) [10]

Technology Partners: MimirTech

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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/sumana-narayanan
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/down-earth
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/canada
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/endangered-species
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/birds
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/migratory-species
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/united-kingdom-uk
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/united-states-america-us