Tracking the Salamander with Radio Telemetry
What is Radio Telemetry and Why does it Help us?Radio telemetry is a way for us to keep track of an animal. We use radio waves and a tracker. It help us keep an eye on them. We can't go and follow the animal day and night. One it costs a lot of money and two no one wants to do it.
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Does the Blue Spotted Salamander Have a Way for us to Track it ?There is no way to track it because salamanders have a very sensitive type of skin. Their skin helps them breathe and drink, so the need to stay moist. They are sensitive to dry touch. When tracking something, we need the antenna out of the animal. That can change the way they live and how they react.
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What can we use to Track it?All we can use is their tracks and their behavior to know where they moved and why they moved. The tracks help us know which direction they went. Their behavior lets us know why they left.
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