The three Niagara dailies (St. Catharines Standard, Niagara Falls Review and Welland Tribune), National Observer, Canadian Press, The Hamilton Spectator, Waterloo Region Record and the Peterborough Examiner released an article on how tracking towers are helping save Canada’s at-risk wildlife.
Martin Smith, a professor in Niagara College’s School of Environment and Horticulture, is quoted in the article, highlighting the expanding network of towers, including those at NC:
“This is how we close the loop,” said Smith. “We know what’s happening here in Canada. What we need is insight into what’s happening after they leave.”
The article notes that Niagara College recently installed its third Motus tower, joining a network of more than 2,100 towers across the Americas. Positioned between Lake Ontario and Lake Erie, NC’s towers are ideally located along a major migratory route, enabling Smith and his team to track birds as they pass within a 15-kilometre range.
The towers are not only contributing to vital conservation data, they are also providing students with hands-on experience. Smith notes that students play a key role in the project, assisting with everything from installation and maintenance to data analysis and research proposals.
