sudan: israeli ' spy vulture ' nabbed during reconnaissance mission
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Sudan: Israeli ' spy vulture ' nabbed during reconnaissance mission By Nick Thompson and Nima Elbagir , CNN December 11, 2012 -- Updated 1913 GMT (0313 HKT) Sudanese officials say a GPS- tagged vulture captured in the - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Sudan: Israeli 'spy vulture' nabbed during reconnaissance missionBy Nick Thompson and Nima Elbagir, CNNDecember 11, 2012 -- Updated 1913 GMT (0313 HKT)
Sudanese officials say a GPS-tagged vulture captured in the western part of the country was transmitting photos back to Israel. HIDE CAPTIONSudan: Israel using 'spy vultures'
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STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Sudan: Israeli vulture with GPS-equipped camera caught by officials in western Sudan
Israeli scientists say a number of vultures tagged with GPS to study migration routes
Expert: GPS tracking of this sort used in hundreds of studies around the world
Griffon vultures are an endangered species in the Middle East, Hatzofe says
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This is the GPS tracking device (left) that would have been found on the downed vulture in Sudan, according
to Hebrew University professor Ran Nathan
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A file photo of a vulture tagged by researchers at Hebrew University in Jerusalem. In October, two PhD students tagged more than 100 young vultures -- 25 with GPS tracking -- in an effort to study their behavior and movement.