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April 28, 2008 What do a manatee in Panama and a porcupine in South Africa have in common? Elated and exhausted field researchers, first and foremost. Both mammals, until recently, presented prickly challenges for scientists whose mission to find and track these animals is not an end in itself, but rather is a means to help conserve entire ecosystems. Research efforts supported by the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund in two biodiversity hotspots – Mesoamerica and the Succulent Karoo – met this year with success. As a result, one manatee and two porcupines now sport satellite devices that allow scientists to track where they go, and when. The information that researchers are now gathering will be used to inform decisions about the conservation of these species, as well as a wide web of plants, insects, fish, reptiles, birds and mammals that are, in some way, connected to them.
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