
Motus Towers at Malheur Refuge
This system uses antennas to listen for messages from special radio tags that have been attached to wildlife by researchers all over the world. Different size tags can be attached to birds, bats or even insects.

This system uses antennas to listen for messages from special radio tags that have been attached to wildlife by researchers all over the world. Different size tags can be attached to birds, bats or even insects.

How did you come to this job? Malheur has been a thread running through my whole career, starting with my first seasonal job on the Refuge as a teenager. Over

Written by Peter Pearsall/Photo by Peter Pearsall If you’ve ever been in a grocery store parking lot and locked eyes with a glossy black bird strutting like it owns the place, chances