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Tagging Dolphins in the Galápagos

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Tagging Dolphins in the Galápagos

Nadine Slimak2026-05-08T14:08:25+00:00

In April 2026, members of our team traveled to the Galápagos, a UNESCO World Heritage site. There, we (Aaron Barleycorn, field manager and senior researcher, staff scientist Dr. Krystan Wilkinson, and I) worked with the Cetacea Galapagos Program from the Galapagos Science Center (GSC) to attach satellite-linked tags to bottlenose dolphins using the TADpole

Tagging Dolphins in the GalápagosNadine Slimak2026-05-08T14:08:25+00:00

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