SEAL RESEARCHERS VISIT GEYSER ROCK

September 06, 2009 by dyertrust

On 10thFebruary 2009, Steve Kirkman and Martin Haupt, researchers who will be studying the movements and foraging behaviour of Cape Fur Seals, visited Geyser Rock, accompanied by Wilfred Chivell of the Dyer Island Conservation Trust.Scat samples were collected for dietary analysis and tests were carried out in order to assess whether the radio tracking instruments to be used for the study would function successfully at this location.