Wildlife Extra : Since being fitted with a satellite tag by the
British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) four years ago, Chris, a Cuckoo
named after naturalist and TV presenter Chris Packham, has travelled
over 60,000 miles – the equivalent of flying twice round the world. And
in his journeys he’s taken in 22 different countries!
The
UK’s Cuckoo population has dropped by 72 per cent in the last 25 years.
In order to find out what’s driving this decline, the BTO fitted an
original five Cuckoos with state of the art tags to enable them to
follow the birds as they made their way out of Britain to Africa for the
winter. The tags were believed to have a lifespan of two or three
years.
Of the first five, Chris is the only
Cuckoo still transmitting live data, far exceeding the expectations of
the scientists. He is currently in the Congo rainforest, having arrived
at his favoured winter spot on 25 October...Read More: http://www.wildlifeextra.com/go/news/cuckoo-60,000-miles.html#cr
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