Local monarch tracking initiative goes international
CAPE MAY POINT — As millions of monarch butterflies arrive in Mexico, 500 of the insects are tagged with ultralight BluMorpho and Blu+ transmitters to help scientists gather individual-level data on their migration navigation. The Cape May Point Arts & Science Center (CMPASC) and Cellular Tracking Technologies (CTT) started Project Monarch in 2021 as a […]
Tagging horseshoe crabs
Volunteers help Fish & Wildlife track ancient, keystone species CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE — With the backdrop of a beautiful sunset over Delaware Bay on a quite warm mid-June evening, mosquitoes and biting flies were pestering some 75 volunteers gathered at the narrow Kimbles Beach. The volunteers were taking in instructions about the creatures with […]
Tagging horseshoe crabs a rewarding family experience
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE — For family activities, horseshoe crab tagging has to rank among the more unusual. But for the environmentally conscious, there are multiple reasons to enjoy it. For the Van Wingerden family of Ocean City — Kevin and Rhonda and daughters Lily and Hannah — it has become an annual ritual. The […]