A Windracers ULTRA drone on one of its first missions in Antarctica in January 2024 for the British Antarctic Survey. Photo: Windracers As part of a new partnership, Windracers is providing the Norwegian research institute NORCE with two new ULTRA MK1 drones. From the...
Wandering albatrosses are among the seabirds that breed on Bird Island, South Georgia, and undertake long migrations in search of food. Photo: Michael Wenger Food availability for seabirds, such as albatrosses, which breed on sub-Antarctic islands, may decline as the...
A previous study in Svalbard found that 22.5 percent of northern fulmars had more than 0.1 grams of plastic in their stomachs (Trevail et al. 2015). Photo: Julia Hager Microplastics in the intestines of seabirds have another significant impact in addition to negative...
The spoon-billed sandpiper is a migratory bird that breeds in Chukotka and Kamchatka. With only about 250 mature birds left, it is critically endangered. Photo: Alexander Lees We are in the midst of the sixth mass extinction – scientists agree on this in view of...
The flightless Falkland steamer duck occurs exclusively in the Falkland Islands, but here it is found almost everywhere on shallow, sheltered stretches of coastline. Photo: Julia Hager The Falkland Islands are a small jewel with their numerous different, almost...
