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Animals ranging from vultures to elephants to bald eagles are being monitored by GPS fleet tracking these days. But we recently learned of two more. koalas and snow bunnies.

The cuddly-looking koala are facing threats from the effects of climate change, according to Australia’s New South Wales Nature Conservation Council. Rising greenhouse gases could lower the nutrients in the marsupials’ primary food source, eucalyptus leaves. Forest fires could force them to forage closer to human-occupied areas such as farms, housing developments and logging operations. They could be attacked by dogs or die on roadways.

“We’d all burst into tears if they disappeared from the scene,” the council’s Dr. Dan Lunney told the Sydney Morning Herald. So, with some help from GPS tracking collars, 12 koalas’ roaming and foraging habits will be monitored in and around the town of Gunnedah (pronounced “gonna die,” we kid you not,) the Koala Capital of the World. The data transmitted will be used to explore ways to help the koalas adapt to climate change. The study is the first of its kind using GPS fleet tracking technology.

Meanwhile, the young snow bunnies at Steamboat Ski & Resort in Colorado are a lot safer thanks to the same technology. According to the Boulder County Business Report, “Using GPS-enabled tags specifically assigned to each user, the system can locate individuals, allow ski and snowboard personnel to monitor students, enable parents to keep tabs on their kids and give skiers and snowboarders a chance to track their run-by-run statistics.” Coincidentally, the system is made by an Australian firm that recently relocated to Boulder.

Saving koalas, keeping tracking of kids: all in a day’s work for GPS fleet tracking. For more great uses, click here.

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