June 27th, 2022

The first tracking of at-sea movements for the White Tern.

Guest Speaker at the 5 July meeting, Nicholas Carlile, will present the first tracked movements of the tropical White Tern, using Global Location Sensors (GLS), from a breeding colony on Lord Howe Island. Often photographed for their nesting on tree branches, without a nest, this small tern has many intriguing attributes. This talk gives some insights into this little known species.

Nicholas Carlile is a Senior Scientist in Conservation Science, Science, Economics and Insights Division | Department of Planning and Environment and Adjunct Senior Researcher, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania & School of Environmental Sciences, Charles Sturt University; Associate, Biological Sciences at Monash University