Mobile Phones for Geese and Seals

prostoalex writes: "BBC News has two related articles about mobile phones and messaging being introduced to the animal world. The stories, aptly named Geese 'phone' home and Seals 'phone' home (kudos from this-title-is-so-original dept.) talk about 'tagged' animals that report about their location via the cellular systems. And if seal tracking is available only to the scientists in the field, following the geese online is open to anyone who contributes .75 British pounds to the research project."

Comments

Re:You think the technology is impressive....

[saveth]

You think the technology is impressive.... Just imagine the work required to teach geese to dial the right number.

At least a goose's beak becomes narrow enough to tap one button on the phone at a time. Think of the seals! How is a seal going to dial?! :)

Hmm. Voice dial?

What about poachers "hacking" the system?

[psoriac]

Has any thought been given to how difficult it would be for poachers to "hack" this system and use it to track the seals for their own goals, which are usually exactly opposite those of the researchers?

Imagine if the poachers could simply trigger the SMS system and then triangulate on the position of the largest closest herd of seals.