Platform Transmitter Terminal

Ecology of Southwestern Golden Eagles Based on Satellite Telemetry

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Shortages of data on survival rates, mortality factors, habitat selection, and dispersal and migration movements hinder decisions for managing golden eagle populations in the western United States.  To help fill these information gaps, 83 golden eagle nestlings in the Southern Rockies/Colorado Plateau region were fitted with satellite transmitters during 2010–2014. Nearly 500,000 hourly GPS locations of the eagles, accurate to within 20 m, have been collected via the Argos satellite system.

Atlantic and Great Lakes Sea Duck Migration Study

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To address important information gaps about sea ducks, particularly in the face of increasing demands for hunting and increased interest in offshore energy development, the Sea Duck Joint Venture partnership launched an ambitious, large-scale satellite telemetry study of sea ducks in the Atlantic Flyway. From 2009 to 2014, more than 300 implantable satellite transmitters were deployed on sea ducks along the Atlantic coast and in Lake Ontario. Ducks were captured using a variety of techniques, including mist-netting, net-gunning, and night-lighting.