ScienceDaily Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 For conservation to be effective, wildlife managers need to know how many individuals of a species are out there. When species are spread out over large areas and occur at low densities, this can be tricky. However, a new study applies an old technique called 'mark-recapture' in a novel way to count golden eagles, eliminating the need to actually capture and mark eagles with math that allows scientists to turn individual observations into population estimates. Read the full article on ScienceDaily Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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