06/11/2012
Adam Walton hears about the remarkable migration of the bar-headed goose and how it flies over the Himalayas. New research led by scientists from Bangor has unveiled some secrets.
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Bar-headed goose
Bar-headed goose photograph by Nyambayar Batbayar.
This week Adam Walton hears the remarkable story of the migration of the bar-headed goose. Every year this striking species of waterfowl soars over the Himalayas at heights up to 7,000 metres. How exactly the goose makes this long journey at such altitudes has puzzled scientists for many years. Now, with the advent of miniature satellite tracking devices, some of the secrets of this amazing journey are being revealed. Results from a four year research project by institutions around the world, led by a team at Bangor University, have just been published, and Dr Lucy Hawkes and Dr Charles Bishop from Bangor outline their findings. We also hear from Dr Steven Portugal of the Royal Veterinary College in London about the amazing stamina of migrating birds.
Bangor University - Dr Lucy Hawkes
Bangor University - Dr Charles Bishop
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (Research paper)
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- Tue 6 Nov 201218:30BBC Radio Wales
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