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The begenning
Farmers started to capture/kill horseshoe crabs, this was bad because horseshoe crabs are the rufa red knot's main food source! -
Clive Minton
Clive Minton figured out a way to trap and band the Rufa Red Knot Birds. -
More Clive Minton
He Caught 1,100 birds with his rocket propelled net, it was the biggest shorebird capturing in history! -
Cannon Net
Developed a cannon net made specifically for catching Rufa Red Knots! -
B95 First Appearance
B95 made science debute! -
B95
B95 was first banded! -
Death
Around this date, Rufa Red Knot Birds startes dying by the thouands! -
Caught Again!
B95 was caught again! With the same bands!!! -
Spotted!
B95 Was captured again at the same location! -
Seen Again!
Healthy Plumage, not breeding! 4 years later! -
Tracking!
That whole year, scinntists woere trying to figure out a way to track the birds, and they did! -
Captured
B95 was captured for the 30th year in a row! -
Age
B95 became the oldest bird on record! -
Oldest bird alive!
Spotted again a year later! All the scientists could hope for was his return the next year!