Through one of their policewomen acting as a spokesperson, it appears that the UK police want cat owners to purchase GPS tracking collars for their cats after a spate of cat poisonings in Swindon. It seems to me, that the police want indoor/outdoor, unsupervised domestic cats to wear GPS tracking collars because it will …
NEWS AND VIEWS – KUNO NATIONAL PARK, MADHYA PRADESH, INDIA: There is speculation that the GPS tracking collars placed around the necks of the relocated cheetahs from South Africa to India are killing some of them because the cheetahs are irritated by the collars in damp conditions and are scratching their necks causing a …
We are in the era of GPS cat and dog trackers. There is no need for a cat or dog to be lost. Relative to the monthly expenses of a typical family either in the UK or USA, the expense of running a cat GPS tracker system is low. Think about it: according to …
This is the very strange story about a cat with a GPS tracker who ended up speeding down the A180. Kiwi was clocked by owner David McNicholas as going 60 mph. David got the tracker for Kiwi after she kept disappearing from the Elsham Golf Club where he’s a pro golfer. The tracking device …
This is an instance were conservationists can inadvertently achieve the exact opposite to their goal. It is an example where weaknesses in technology allow traders in wildlife and body parts to get the better of conservation organisations. And technology is becoming more and more useful and used in conservation of wildlife making the problem …
Cat Location The above picture is of the area around Richmond Park, London, where I live. My cat is not listed, thankfully. However, the Florida, USA, guy who created a website showing the location of cats has now expanded the number of cats to about 1 million. There is a genuine risk for people …
“I Know Where Your Cat Lives”. Therefore I know where you live. That’s the message. How does this person know where your cat lives? Answer: modern cameras and smartphone cameras include GPS technology (Global Positioning System) so that when you take a photo of your cat the camera records “metadata” (hidden information about the …
