Sunday, March 23, 2014

Behind Wildlife Data: The Animals That Make Research Possible

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Wildlife research is a story often told in numbers. Among population numbers, territory sizes and incident reports, the data resulting from field work is best understood in large figures and visualizations.


Sometimes, however, a rare individual animal stands out for its significant contributions to conservancy.



Whether it’s through years of data collection, repeated taggings, or sightings and unique movements, these individual animals give researchers a wealth of information about their entire species and the ways they interact with their environments. Were it not for these unique, reliable animals, our knowledge of the world’s wildlife would be significantly behind where it is today. Read more…


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