11-16-2016, 09:23 PM
Thanks so much for reading it Catherine!
A lot of the research presented is still ongoing, and as we all know research tends to create more questions than it answers!
What is found through the research can then be used to propose management strategies and help protect those important marine areas.
It's also developing the use of new technology such as using drones to check seal colonies, it's a less invasive way to count seal pups during the season. The drones fly over and take photos which are then pieced together to create an entire image, which they're looking at putting on to Zooniverse to get the public to help count seal pups.
Artificial light has been a big problem for shearwaters and also penguins. To help combat this there are areas using more red lights, as seabirds are more sensitive to the usual blue and white lights. Around the penguin colony after a certain time lights are turned off altogether. These actions are trying to be encouraged around important wildlife areas and towns/cities, but things take time.
A lot of the research presented is still ongoing, and as we all know research tends to create more questions than it answers!
What is found through the research can then be used to propose management strategies and help protect those important marine areas.
It's also developing the use of new technology such as using drones to check seal colonies, it's a less invasive way to count seal pups during the season. The drones fly over and take photos which are then pieced together to create an entire image, which they're looking at putting on to Zooniverse to get the public to help count seal pups.
Artificial light has been a big problem for shearwaters and also penguins. To help combat this there are areas using more red lights, as seabirds are more sensitive to the usual blue and white lights. Around the penguin colony after a certain time lights are turned off altogether. These actions are trying to be encouraged around important wildlife areas and towns/cities, but things take time.
