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What do the following animals have in common: a moose dangling from a helicopter, a confused pronghorn antelope, a 5-year-old albatross and a Super Bowl 43 VIP? (OK, that last one isn’t an animal out in the wild, but it is a party animal.)

What they have in common, of course, is that all are under the watchful gaze of GPS fleet tracking. (OK, moose and antelope fleets are really herds, bird fleets are flights and we’re told Super Bowl VIP fleets run in packs.)

While we’re more experienced with providing GPS fleet tracking solutions for vehicles, it’s fun to see the diverse ways the technology is being put to use:

• Dangling moose: They’re being airlifted from Utah, which has more moose than it can handle, to Colorado, which has lots of room for the excess to roam. The new Colorado residents are tracked by GPS collars to learn about their habitat and to develop ways to keep them healthy.
• Confused pronghorn antelope: Their migration is slowed by the Trans-Canada Highway and other manmade obstacles. The University of Calgary has fitted GPS collars on 50 to 60 of the speedy, wide-ranging mammals. The data they transmit helps humans mitigate migration barriers.
• 5-year-old albatross: Conservationists in New Zealand want to know more about the feeding behavior and migratory patterns of the birds with the world’s largest wingspread. Once again, GPS tracking collars send data about their worldwide route. Researchers at the Royal Albatross Colony will share their findings.

Know of any other innovative uses for GPS fleet tracking? Let us know and we’ll share with the other mammals who read this.

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