May 11th, 2012

First satellite tag study for manta rays reveals habits and hidden journeys of ocean giants

First satellite tag study for manta rays reveals habits and hidden journeys of ocean giants

Wildlife Conservation Society, University of Exeter, and the Mexican Government uncover feeding habitats and threats to world’s largest ray Contact: John Delaney jdelaney@wcs.org 718-220-3275 Wildlife Conservation Society Public release date: 11-May-2012 Using the latest satellite tracking technology, conservationists from the Wildlife Conservation Society, the University of Exeter (UK), and the Government of Mexico have completed

Satellite Tracking of Manta Rays off Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula

Satellite Tracking of Manta Rays off Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula

Published on 10. May 2012 Satellite Tracking of Manta Rays Highlights Challenges to Their Conservation Rachel T. Graham, Matthew J. Witt, Dan W. Castellanos, Francisco Remolina, Sara Maxwell, Brendan J. Godley, Lucy A. Hawkes ABSTRACT: We describe the real-time movements of the last of the marine mega-vertebrate taxa to be satellite tracked – the giant

Great White Shark Encounter off Bondi Beach Australia