There has been a great deal of excitement with the Great white-fronted goose, which was tagged with a satellite-transmitter by our team this winter, and has again sent us its location. The bird is currently migrating to the nesting grounds. The long way there goes through Ukraine, Russia and Kazakhstan. Due to lack of coverage, there are sometimes periods of silence when we don't know what's going on with the bird, where it is, or if it's okay.
So, you understand our enthusiasm - the goose is already on the "final stretch", approaching the nesting grounds in the far north of Russia. It flew 740 km from Northern Kazakhstan to Siberia in 8 hours, which makes an average speed of about 90 km/h. It is currently near the Ob River. It still has a long way to go to reach the place where it will raise the offspring, hopefully successfully.
We look forward to more data to look into, even from a distance, the amazing and adventurous lives of geese.
For contact:
Dimitar Popov - dpopov@greenbalkans.org
So, you understand our enthusiasm - the goose is already on the "final stretch", approaching the nesting grounds in the far north of Russia. It flew 740 km from Northern Kazakhstan to Siberia in 8 hours, which makes an average speed of about 90 km/h. It is currently near the Ob River. It still has a long way to go to reach the place where it will raise the offspring, hopefully successfully.
We look forward to more data to look into, even from a distance, the amazing and adventurous lives of geese.
For contact:
Dimitar Popov - dpopov@greenbalkans.org
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