DEERCAM
This isn't a joke?
The Missourian article "Candid camera catches deer" by Brodie Govan details the MU natural resources program that's putting cameras on deer to view their lifestyles.
When I saw the little blurb for this story on the news page, I thought this was a joke. It is cruel and unusual to strap a camera on a poor, innocent deer. First, they tranquilize the poor animal, take it away from its home to the 10-acre conservation area set aside for the study, and finally put the equipment on the deer for audio and video. All this to study the natural behavior of deer. How natural is the deer going to act when it is away from home and carrying camera equipment around?
Up next: $1 million from the National Science Foundation to advance "deercam" studies. No joke. Oh, and one more thing: yes, the footage of the deer is actually going to be online.
Story Link: http://www.digmo.com/news/story.php?ID=16661
This isn't a joke?
The Missourian article "Candid camera catches deer" by Brodie Govan details the MU natural resources program that's putting cameras on deer to view their lifestyles.
When I saw the little blurb for this story on the news page, I thought this was a joke. It is cruel and unusual to strap a camera on a poor, innocent deer. First, they tranquilize the poor animal, take it away from its home to the 10-acre conservation area set aside for the study, and finally put the equipment on the deer for audio and video. All this to study the natural behavior of deer. How natural is the deer going to act when it is away from home and carrying camera equipment around?
Up next: $1 million from the National Science Foundation to advance "deercam" studies. No joke. Oh, and one more thing: yes, the footage of the deer is actually going to be online.
Story Link: http://www.digmo.com/news/story.php?ID=16661
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