‘Walrus detectives’ sought for conservation science
This week (17 January) British Antarctic Survey and WWF are inviting the public to become ‘walrus detectives’ and get involved in the Walrus from Space project to help with vital […]
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Calling for ‘Walrus Detectives’ on World Walrus Day
Read more of: Calling for ‘Walrus Detectives’ on World Walrus DayToday, 24 November 2022, marks World Walrus Day, and British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and WWF are inviting the British public to become ‘walrus detectives’ and get involved in their Walrus […]
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Fish by-catch in the Antarctic krill fishery
Read more of: Fish by-catch in the Antarctic krill fisheryThis project is improving our understanding of fish bycatch in the Antarctic krill fishery, to help support better management and conservation.
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Darwin Plus SO Red Listing
Read more of: Darwin Plus SO Red ListingThe first Red List for Antarctic and Subantarctic marine molluscs, for the British Antarctic Territory, Falkland Islands, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, funded by Darwin Plus.
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Scientists begin work counting Arctic walrus
Read more of: Scientists begin work counting Arctic walrusResearchers are heading to the Arctic to begin fieldwork to study walrus populations for the next stage in the Walrus from Space project.
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Fixed wing wildlife surveys at South Georgia
Read more of: Fixed wing wildlife surveys at South GeorgiaThis project introduced fixed-wing drone surveys at South Georgia to monitor wildlife population changes driven by climate change and recovering seal, whale and finfish populations.
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Spatial Segregation of Seabirds at South Georgia
Read more of: Spatial Segregation of Seabirds at South GeorgiaTracking and monitoring of seabirds e.g. wandering albatrosses and white-chinned petrels at South Georgia to support conservation.
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Acoustic research sheds new light on whale sounds
Read more of: Acoustic research sheds new light on whale soundsScientists from British Antarctic Survey (BAS), Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS), and international collaborators have this week published the first detailed research on the sounds made by southern right […]
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Black-browed Albatross Juvenile Tracking
Read more of: Black-browed Albatross Juvenile TrackingThe main aims of this study are to map the distribution of juvenile black-browed albatrosses and to assess the survival rate of juveniles in the critical months after they fledge.
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Seabirds spend nearly 40% of their time in high seas
Read more of: Seabirds spend nearly 40% of their time in high seasAlbatrosses and large petrels spend 39% of their time in places where no single country has jurisdiction. The results come from a new global analysis of the year-round movements of […]
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Using AI to track whales from space
Read more of: Using AI to track whales from spaceBritish Antarctic Survey (BAS) scientists will work with an Artificial Intelligence company after being awarded a contract from the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to support the protection of an endangered […]
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Penguins benefit from extended maritime zone
Read more of: Penguins benefit from extended maritime zoneGentoo penguins are benefiting from a newly enlarged no-fishing zone (known as a No-Take Zone NTZ) around the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia following British Antarctic Survey (BAS) tracking research […]
