Dry conditions for Dart

21 Aug 2013

The outlook for Dart is looking fairly bleak with no further transmissions to report. We think it is likely that he has perished in Mallorca. A supporter of the project emailed in to let us know that just after Dart's arrival there was a huge wildfire on Mallorca. It's likely that conditions weren't good if the area was very dry so even if he wasn't in the area affected by the fire, he may have struggled to find food.

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