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Satellite images of an albatross breeding site

Satellite images of albatross breeding site on Chatham Islands.

These images from Maxar Technologies and DigitalGlobe help scientists monitor albatross numbers. Albatross spend most of their time at sea but return to breeding sites like this one to nest and raise their chicks. Satellite monitoring is less disruptive for the birds than visiting the sites in person.

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Satellite images courtesy of MAXAR. Data manipulation from Fretwell, Peter & Scofield, R. & Phillips, Richard. (2017). Using super-high resolution satellite imagery to census threatened albatrosses. Ibis. 159. 10.1111/ibi.12482. 

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