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Hyena Tracking

The Brown Hyena Research Project fits GPS collars to brown hyenas to monitor their movements and activity. Brown hyena territories can be up to 3500 km² in size and we are only able to find the animals with the help of the aircraft. Once a hyena is located, a remote data transfer is triggered to download the data that the collar collected since the previous flight. We can also drop the collar off remotely once its battery has expired.

Technical equipment
2 H-frame antennas (Frequency range 148-152MHz)
1 beam antenna
2 ATS strut mounts
1 ATS left/right switchbox and cables
R-1000 Communication Specialist Receiver (148-172 Mhz)
RX-900 Televilt VHF download receiver (148-150 MHz)
RC-03 Televilt remote control drop off/download trigger (UHF)

If you need further information, please don't hesitate to contact Gino or Ingrid Wiesel (Brown Hyena Research Project).

	One of the H-frame antennas
	Gino as pilot and in the background is Ingrid tracking collared hyenas
	One of the H-frame antennas
	Collared hyena resting in the sun photographed by Anna Bennett, Brown Hyena Research Project and Monarto Zoo
	Collared hyena resting in the sun photographed by Anna Bennett, Brown Hyena Research Project and Monarto Zoo
	Technical equipment