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Federal researchers using driftwood to study and track seabird deaths off N.S. coast
- Federal researchers from Environment and Climate Change Canada are studying where dead seabirds wash ashore off Nova Scotia using driftwood blocks as stand-ins for bird carcasses.
- They have released about 600 bright orange wooden blocks in waters between Halifax, Sable Island, and Cape Breton, some equipped with GPS trackers.
- The public is asked to report the date and location when they find these blocks to help collect data.
- Researchers aim to use this data to develop tools that predict seabird die-off locations to better respond to disease outbreaks and environmental issues such as oil spills.
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Federal researchers using driftwood to study and track seabird deaths off N.S. coast
HALIFAX - Federal researchers want to know where dead seabirds off the coast of Nova Scotia are most likely to wash up, and they’re using a low-tech solution to find
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Federal researchers want to determine where dead seabirds off the coast of Nova Scotia are most likely to be released to shore, and they are using a simple solution to achieve this: floating wood.
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Leaning Left14Leaning Right0Center8Last UpdatedBias Distribution64% Left
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