Migrating eagles racked up a huge cellular bill



Migrating eagles with tracking beacons that send texts reportedly accrued roaming charges so high that scientists had to take out a loan to pay for them, as well as attempt to raise money from a crowdfunding campaign — because some of the birds made unexpected detours (via BBC).

from https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/25/20933022/migrating-eagles-scientific-research-major-data-roaming-charges-sms-russia-iran-kazakhstan
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