Author Topic: Satellite tracking of Royal albatross from Taiaroa Head  (Read 529 times)

Offline Dave Houston

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Satellite tracking of Royal albatross from Taiaroa Head
« on: May 16, 2008, 12:47:29 PM »
Check out the latest tracks of the three juvenile Northern Royal albatross fitted with satellite tags before fledging from Taiaroa Head in Otago in August 2007.  Updated around every 6 days.

http://www.albatross.org.nz/toroa.html

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Re: Satellite tracking of Royal albatross from Taiaroa Head
« Reply #1 on: November 15, 2008, 09:00:51 PM »
Un fortunately, all tracking has now ceased for reasons unknown, but hoped to be moult or electronically caused

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Re: Satellite tracking of Royal albatross from Taiaroa Head
« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2009, 01:17:04 PM »
The sattellite tracking is being set up to go again this summer.

Heres a summary from the ODT:

http://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/38904/keeping-track-albatrosses