Nesting turtles to get taste of Big Brother

From: Honolulu Star - Bulletin | Date: July 16, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

face=+2; High-tech tools will let isle scientists peer in on wildlife at remote reaches of the islandsface=-2;

Scientist George Balazs has new high-tech tools to study green sea turtles in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands -- two remotely operated video cameras.

Mounted on a 65-foot pole in the middle of East Island in the French Frigate Shoals in June, the specially designed cameras are programmed to take still photos and video at 39 different locations on the 12-acre island once an hour from daylight to dusk.

The cameras are akin to those used for building security but with better ...

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