World Wildlife Day was started by the United Nations to celebrate and raise awareness of the world’s wild animals and plants.
The theme for 2022 is ‘Recovering key species for ecosystem restoration’ and it will look at the need to reverse the fate of most critically endangered species and to support the restoration of their habitats and ecosystems.
The Albatross tracker is a resource for both primary and secondary students, looking at where our native Antipodean wandering albatross and Northern Royal albatross travel and live in Aotearoa New Zealand.
The app is Perfect for I notice…. I wonder…..
Follow a single bird, or compare the behaviour of different birds or species.
Here are some of the variables you can explore:
- Name: Darvic number/Band number/ Band combination to identify the bird
- Argos ID: Satellite tracker ID
- Colony: Breeding colony of the tagged bird
- Season: Year the bird was tracked
- Metadata: In the format Species_ breeding status_ sex_ Bird ID (eg: ANT_B_F_W12D is a breeding female Antipodean albatross with the Darvic band W12D)
- Distance Flown: Estimated distance flown since tagging
Happy albatross tracking! Let us know how you used this data in your classroom. We love to hear your data exploration stories, and what students discovered in the data.
