Great white sharks tracked by SMS

More than 70 great white sharks have been tagged in Western Australia in a world first trial that will send beach lifesavers a text message when one of the predators swims close to the Perth shoreline. The Telegraph reports.

The text messages will be triggered less than two minutes after a shark swims over any one of 18 acoustic seabed receivers.

Read full article . Image from Shark Posters.

emily | 8:08 AM | SMS and Wildlife |
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