Ezequiel helps capture and study the first Giant Armadillos in Argentina

Fieldwork: first giant armadillos studied in Argentina

Ezequiel Vanderhoeven from the Kartzinel Lab at Brown University participated in the capture of the first two Giant Armadillos from Argentina. The animals were sampled and outfitted with tracking devices to understand more about the health and ecology of their population. This amazing species is very rare, and its global population is listed as Vulnerable and Declining on the Red List of Endangered Species. Knowledge of how they move and find enough to eat in their modern habitats will be essential for developing lasting conservation strategies.

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