World's Smallest Satellite Tracker Uncovers Sandpiper’s 8,000-Km Journey

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World's smallest 1.2-gram satellite transmitter helps track critically endangered spoon-billed sandpiper across 8,000-kilometer one-way migration route.

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Latest tracking device attached to sandpiper 'K9' reveals previously unknown stopover locations in China during April 2024 journey.

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Rare shorebird species population stands at mere 490 mature individuals worldwide, facing steady decline despite conservation efforts.

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K9's extraordinary flight path covered 2,000 kilometers from North Korea to Sakhalin, followed by another 2,000-kilometer stretch to eastern Russia.

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$5,000 California-made transmitter leads researchers to unexpected nesting ground in barren river valley, breaking typical coastal habitat pattern.

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Microwave Telemetry's solar-powered device, glued to K9's back feathers, unlocks crucial data for protecting this distinctive spoon-billed species.

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Two-month stay at undisclosed potential breeding site suggests successful reproduction, prompting plans for follow-up expedition.

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Task force works on new action plan targeting coastal threats, hunting risks, and key location protection, including North Korean sites.

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Spoon-billed sandpiper's survival outlook improves from 2016's extinction prediction, though population decline continues at slower rate.

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