Satellite-Based Laser Hunts Woodpeckers from Space
Image via NASA Using a laser onboard NASA’s Icesat spacecraft, University of Idaho scientists have been monitoring and tracking woodpeckers in the northern part of the state. They are interested in woodpeckers because the species is a great indicator on overall forest bird diversity. “They create homes for lots of other species in the forest setting,” explained Dr Kerri Vierling from the university’s fish and wildlife department. Also, woodpeckers are quite sensitive to the characteristics of a forest and extremely choosy about where they call home. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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