Attaching sensors to animals in order to study their movements and record aspects of their behaviour has become commonplace over recent years. However, because they need to be lightweight, these automated bio-loggers typically have limited battery capacity. That’s a challenge, particularly when you want to use power-hungry data collection methods….

Birders and wildlife enthusiasts on Ireland’s East Coast (counties Louth, Meath, Dublin and Wicklow) and County Wexford can now receive free news of rare bird sightings direct to their mobile phones. The services have been set up by birder, wildlife photographer and co-author of “Shorebirds of Ireland” Mark Carmody using….