During the month of October, some caves in the Ionian Islands become nurseries for the Mediterranean monk seal. Thanks to the autonomous cameras that the Octopus Foundation has installed, biologists are able to follow remotely, and therefore without disturbing the animals, some of the long-awaited new births of this particularly endangered species. Indeed, because of…
For its fourth and final mission of 2022, the Octopus Foundation team returned to the shores of Lake Neuchâtel, in Switzerland. The main objective of these 10 days was to study the underwater remains of a pile-dwelling village from the Final Bronze Age (850 BC), under the scientific direction of Neuchâtel archaeologist Fabien Langenegger. This…
Since 2018, the Octopus Foundation has had the privilege of working in the Ionian Islands, for a better understanding and protection of the Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus). Remember, in the beginning, we had the crazy project of installing electronic equipment on a Greek coast, to autonomously and continuously observe the rare pinnipeds of this…