The core of saving wildlife

'' SCIENCE IS THE CORE OF SAVING WILDLIFE.''

Well, Science is the core of saving wildlife. A new space based- technology tracking animals globally could be a game- changer.

ICARUS [ International Cooperation for Animal Research  using space]  is the space system will monitor wildlife on earth. This space-based approach is led by MARTIN WIKELSKI, the director of migration research at the max planck institute for animal behaviour in germany. 

The new approach known as ICARUS- will be able to track animal across for larger areas [240 miles].

 

ICARUS has also shrunk the size of the transmitters the animals wear. these change will allow researchers to track flock of birds as they migrate over long distances. 

It combines technology which includes SOLAR and GPS units, and new technology designed for tracking small animals. Most tracking technologies can't be attached to creatures that weigh less than 100 grams.

 The new sensors advanced design also allows them to recollect for more data by monitoring an animals physiology and weather metrics. As climate change and habitat destruction roil the planet, ICARUS will allow biologists to quickly respond to changes in where and when species migrate.

ICARUS could help track animals vulnerable to poaching. one of its goals to help conservation managers to respond to a changing world. 

Many species are on the move as climate and other changes cause shifts.

 

Protecting them requires an understanding of where they are going and where new protected areas and corridors may need to be created 

SCIENCE OF BIO-LOGGING WILDLIFE;

BIO-LOGGING means tracking animals using bands tags and implanted chips. Bird banding was the first bio-logging in 1803, john james audubon, an ornithologists tied strings around eastern phoebe birds to confirmed that these returned to the same nesting sites.

Bird banding involves attaching a birds leg with an aluminium or plastic bag band featuring a unique ID.

In the 1950`s VHF [very high frequency ] telemetry enabled inserting transmitters in collars attached to animals, sending signals to receivers. VHF tracked species like chitas, rhinos and elephants. Alongside locations, VHF recorded an animal`s heart rate and respiration. 

In the 1990`s Global positioning system [GPS] technology enabled GPS receiver fitted harnesses and implants tracked by orbiting satellites. 

GPS was helpful in following marine mammals and reptiles. GPS receivers weighed over 800 grams though limiting their use among smaller wildlife. 

ICARUS will now shrink bio-logging trackers to under 3 grams. Scientist are also developing trackers under one gram to help follow much smaller animals, including invertebrates. 

Facts of saving wildlife;

Approximately 30,000 species per year - about 3 per hour- are being driven to entinction. 

Wildlife habitat in the world is being destroyed at a rate of approximately 5760 areas per day or 240 acres per hour.

Approximately 60% of elephant deaths are at the hands of poachers. 

Forest department be loyal with animals and gave them proper environment. 

Convention on international trade in endangered species of wild flora and fauna. 

  

CONCLUSION; 

We protect wildlife for many reasons. It is a source of inspiration. It nurtures a sense of wonder. Saving populations of the most economically, ecologically, and culturally important species in the wildlife conservation. 

Ultimately, by protecting species, we save this beautiful, vulnerable and utterly irreplaceable planet we call home. 

Saving nature saving wildlife is at the very  heart of  what we do. 

              ''SAVING A PLANET 

              SAVING A WILDLIFE''

                            THANKS 

                        Shweta Solanki

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