要点
- Approximately 57,000 beluga whales migrate to the southern waters of Canada every summer to feed and give birth to their young.
- Thanks to the live broadcast starting on 15 July, viewers can watch the whales from two different camera angles.
- More than 40,000 volunteers support scientific research conducted in challenging terrains by classifying whale photos.
- Polar bears in Svalbard can also be tracked live with the new tracking tool, partnered by the Norwegian Polar Institute.
数据一览
Polar Bears International and explore.org are bringing the Beluga Whale Cam, which has become a tradition every year, to audiences on 15 July (Sea Ice Day). Along with the melting of the glaciers, approximately 57,000 beluga whales migrate to the southern waters of Canada, around the Churchill River and Hudson Bay, where they spend the summer months. Through the live broadcast, viewers have the opportunity to watch these beloved marine creatures both from above and below the water and listen to their sounds.
The live broadcast also contributes to scientific research. Under the Beluga Bits Citizen Science Project, which operates as part of the initiative, more than 40,000 volunteers have classified millions of whale photos to date to assist scientists. Volunteers even managed to identify two jellyfish species that had no previous record in Hudson Bay.
In addition to beluga whales, the Svalbard Polar Bear Tracker will go live for the first time on Sea Ice Day. Launched in collaboration with the Norwegian Polar Institute, this new project will track two polar bears around the Svalbard archipelago. PBI will also update the existing Hudson Bay Polar Bear Tracker, which has been operational for more than 10 years, allowing viewers to see an animation of the bears' annual migration routes.
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常见问题
- S: When and where does the beluga whale cam launch?
- C: The live broadcast starts on 15 July, Sea Ice Day, and brings the whales in the Hudson Bay region of Canada to the screen.
- S: What exactly does the Beluga Bits Citizen Science Project do?
- C: This project aims to support scientists working on this species, which is difficult to observe in nature, by having volunteers classify millions of beluga whale photos.
- S: What is the Svalbard Polar Bear Tracker?
- C: It is a new digital tracking tool launched in partnership with the Norwegian Polar Institute that tracks the movements of two polar bears living around the Svalbard archipelago.