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.

Franciscana Dolphins Tracking Day #45

The animals are again emphasizing the mouth of the bay in their daily movements. It was precisely a month ago that Kure/Tunken moved northeast of Banco Nordeste, where they are today, suggesting the possibility of a lunar (tidal?) cycle to their movements. Nahuel and Kona remain apart, while the pair of Kure/Tunken remains tight.