Operation Migration
November 29, 2013 6:26 AM Subscribe
Operation Migration has helped endangered bird species migrate by leading the way with ultralight aircraft. At the moment you can see a live video of them in flight.
These things don't always go according to plan:posted by pracowity at 6:35 AM on November 29, 2013 [1 favorite]
I suspect Putin and his crew probably skipped the imprinting activity on the young birds. It sounds like a ton of work! "Phase 1: Tape recordings of the aircraft engine sounds and recorded brood calls will be played several times daily to pre-hatching eggs and newly hatched chicks."
posted by exogenous at 6:49 AM on November 29, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by exogenous at 6:49 AM on November 29, 2013 [1 favorite]
donate link - maybe instead of rushing to the stores today for that discounted flatscreen tv we can help keep this operation up in the air.
posted by cristinacristinacristina at 7:09 AM on November 29, 2013 [3 favorites]
posted by cristinacristinacristina at 7:09 AM on November 29, 2013 [3 favorites]
Thank you for this post! I read about a similar project years ago in National Geographic, and this became my go-to answer when asked what my "dream job" would be. Neat!
posted by So You're Saying These Are Pants? at 7:11 AM on November 29, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by So You're Saying These Are Pants? at 7:11 AM on November 29, 2013 [1 favorite]
For those who haven't seen it, the movie Fly Away Home is (very loosely) based on the early efforts of Operation Migration.
posted by McCoy Pauley at 7:18 AM on November 30, 2013
posted by McCoy Pauley at 7:18 AM on November 30, 2013
Some of their recent blog posts:
A Visit with the Whooping Cranes - while wearing a crane costume, which I guess looks like this.
And a pilot report.
posted by exogenous at 8:22 AM on December 2, 2013
A Visit with the Whooping Cranes - while wearing a crane costume, which I guess looks like this.
And a pilot report.
posted by exogenous at 8:22 AM on December 2, 2013
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