Laura is a science news writer, covering a wide variety of subjects, but she is particularly fascinated by all things aquatic, paleontology, nanotechnology, and exploring how science influences daily life. Laura is a proud former resident of the New Jersey shore, a competitive swimmer, and a fierce defender of the Oxford comma.
ArticleBody:How do scientists follow an impressively long bird migration? They give a crane a GPS. A team of scientists used small GPS leg bands to follow 104 of these wading birds as they traveled across parts of Asia, Africa, and Europe. The tracking data revealed that some of their routes are more than 3,976 miles round trip, navigating several natural barriers along the way. They also saw that the cranes face several make-or-break decisions about where and when they stop.
Wildlife Science and Conservation Center of Mongolia. For some of the other species in the study, this access to food may come at a cost. The black-necked cranes had to decide between a safe roosting habitat and abundant resources. “Amazingly, the balance between these competing needs changed over the year, depending on what the birds were doing,” said Yanco. While migrating, the birds generally opted for safer roosting conditions.
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