NAWAC writes “The North American Wood Ape Conservancy developed and implemented a novel technique for attaching radio telemetry devices without first capturing, manually tagging, then releasing the target species
This self-tagging technique was specifically designed to track the locations and movement of a hypothesized, as yet scientifically unrecognized, primate species inhabiting the Ouachita Mountain Ecoregion. One tag was successfully activated in August 2015. Locational information acquired over the ensuing months through June 2016, using airborne and ground search teams, indicated the tag was attached to a highly mobile individual ranging over an area of extremely rough and mountainous terrain encompassing approximately 115 km².
This study represents the first time quantifiable data can be applied to issues pertaining to movement and home range of the putative species. This method provides a significant advance that is applicable to studies of relictual hominoids elsewhere.”
Download the NAWAC’s paper about Tag 7 here
Check out the groups website:
North American Wood Ape Conservancy
lyonflyin
That alone should prove.
SHANNON D
Good idea!!
devon c
Well done.
Here’s hoping that determining a home range for an individual will result in further discoveries. Maybe even conclusive proof… finally.
Danial K
“115 km² ” ……………….?!?!?!?! Why are they using kilometers? Aren’t these good folks out of Texas? Miles, people! Miles! Please use miles. I know how far a mile is.
PS. According to the interwebs: 115 km² = 44.4 miles²
Monty P
AMEN BROTHER!!! Took the words right out of my mouth. Lol!
Richard W
Good study. Keep performing your research.
m99
Thanks for the additional info re: the most recent guests experiences. That was a very great interview. You were diplomatic, as usual.
Matthew W
Do they call Bigfoot/Sasquatch wood apes to try to sound more scientific or worth of belief?
Matthew W
Metric system is the measurement system used by scientists.
Danial K
(As Johnny Carson would say: “I did not know that. That’s wild, wild, stuff!)
Today is a good day. I learned something new.
Thank you.
Matthew W
I bet the wood ape that carried the burr for that time period was a male, teenager.