Whale Watchers
Published on Nov 19, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
SATELLITES
- A satellite spotted 55 southern right whales off Argentina
- Southern right whales are easy for satellites to spot
- Satellites are more accurate and cover a wider area
Photo by myyorgda
SOUTHERN RIGHT WHALES
- Population: 55,000-70,000 to just 300 by the 1920s
- Large, slow whales
- Like to stay in calm waters
Photo by annzstream
TRACKING WHALES
- Using satellites makes tracking population easier
- Looking for whales is time consuming
Photo by kretyen
FUTURE PLANNING
- Other species can be tracked using satellites
- New satellites = higher image quality
- Satellites have tracked penguins in Antarctica
- Similar work is being done with seals
Photo by kevin dooley
