“Throw an eagle on a mobile phone”, or how Siberian ornithologists help

To study the migration of steppe birds, scientists use GPS devices that send text messages …

Until recently, there were no difficulties with this, and this year one of the birds went to Iran. Since sending SMS from there is not a cheap pleasure, the entire budget for the year for research was spent already in October. In order to continue tracking, we initiated the action “Throw the eagle to the mobile phone”. Continue reading →