Using Satellites to Track Wolves during the Arctic Winter
02.12.2009 - Logistics, Atmosphere & Space, Flora & Fauna, Other, Arctic
Scientists are tracking the movements of wolves using satellites. In July on Ellesmere Island in Canada, US Geological Survey wolf researcher David Mech and Canadian biologist Dean Cluff equipped Brutus, a 9-year old wolf pack leader they first encountered in 2003, with a satellite collar.
Equipped with this collar, Brutus will help the scientists follow the wolves' whereabouts and provide more accurate information on their activity in an area of the planet where the inhospitable environment makes it impossible to observe them later than August.
