Pregnant Shark birth tracking technology provides key data for species protection

Credit: Credit: Tanya Houppermans / Blue Elements Imaging

Insertion of the Birth-Alert-Tag (BAT) via a specialized applicator into the cloacal opening of a pregnant tiger shark

Credit: Credit: James Sulikowski

Image of the Birth-Alert-Tag (BAT)

Credit: Infographic by Bianca Rangel. Shark by Kelly Quinn / Canvas of the Wild.

Infographic_Sulikowski & Hammerschlag, 2023