Patrick Adair of WingsRising Inc. presents new scientific findings in tracking monarch butterfly migration.
Washington State University (WSU) research on Monarch butterfly migration is using new tracking technology with citizen-science field support from WingsRising, Inc., a local nonprofit organization led by Patrick Adair.
Adair will explain how volunteers are helping track rare Monarch butterflies equipped with a tiny telemetry transmitter that weighs just 60 milligrams called “Blu+Morpho.” It uses solar energy and Bluetooth technology rather than a battery, and location transmissions are picked up in real time through a cell phone application.
Leading the WSU research is entomologist Dr. David James, who has been working for over a decade to determine the migratory corridors used by monarchs during their fall migration from Idaho to California, the Southwest, or Mexico. The new light-weight technology, and help from WingsRising, Inc., may finally provide some answers.
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