Friday, April 25, 2008

Franciscana Dolphins Tracking Day #53

The four dolphins are inside the bay. Early this morning it appeared that all four were in the same general area of the bay, but it is unclear if this continued as they moved farther into the bay.

Thursday, April 24, 2008

Franciscana Dolphins Tracking Day #52

Kure/Tunken are inside the bay, while Kona/Nahuel are together to the north of the mouth of the bay.

Franciscana Dolphins Tracking Day #51

The pairs continue their patterns of the last few days in Bahia San Blas.

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Franciscana Dolphins Tracking Day #50

The pair of Kure/Tunken is farther inside the bay than is the pair of Kona/Nahuel this morning.

Monday, April 21, 2008

Franciscana Dolphins Tracking Day #49

Seven Weeks and Counting
Seven weeks into the tracking, Kure/Tunken have returned to Bahia San Blas, and Kona/Nahuel appear to be together at the mouth of the bay. Pablo has indicated that researchers Leo and Carpi will return to San Blas within the next few weeks to try to find and photograph the tagged dolphins and other distinctive fins.

Franciscana Dolphins Tracking Day #48

The dolphins remain mostly at the mouths of the bays. Kona and Nahuel have come back together again, while Kure/Tunken remain together N of Banco Nordeste.

Franciscana Dolphins Tracking Day #47

The animals continue their patterns of recent days. Nahuel and Kure/Tunken are mostly outside the bay mouth, with the pair to the north.

Franciscana Dolphins Tracking Day #46

Yesterday's pattern holds. All of the animals are spending a fair amount of time outside the bay, with Kure/Tunken still to the north, following last month's pattern.