Henrythesealion.com

Given the extent of public interest in Henry, it was decided to make the information from the satellite transmitter fitted to Henry on 19 February 2008 available to the public.

This website was developed in a short timeframe through the cooperative efforts of several government and non-government agencies and the individual contributions of people associated with Henry. Because of this fantastic collaborative effort, it was decided that the website should belong to Henry, not to any one of the groups who care about him or sea-lions in general.

The site has two main aims:

1. To provide information on Henry to enable the public to follow his movements over the life of the tracker and depth gauge..
2. To promote seal and sea-lion research and the broader issues of marine conservation in South Australia.

Whether or not the site is retained after the tracking devices were removed was dependant on whether or not the public considered it to be a useful resource.

Over the six week life of the tracker, almost 9,000 people visited Henry's website and overwhelmingly said that they did consider it useful and wanted it to continue.

Thank you for visiting this site and your comments. As the feedback form says, we are unable to respond to your comments but we do read them and, if possible, we incorporate your ideas. Examples of how your comments have been incorporated include:

A teacher has requested the raw data from Henry's tracker so students can plot his travels themselves. We have provided that, simply include your email address in your feedback and we will send it to you.

People asked for more data, such as the distance Henry has travelled and information on the tracking device and how it works. This has been included in the "Tracking Henry" page.

It has also been suggested that Henry should have a blog site or a diary to provide updates on his exploits. So, Henry's Diarywas initiated. Obviously, Henry had to employ the services of a volunteer ghost writer while the tracker was in place. When it was removed, Henry's blog site was created.

Please keep sending in your feedback. We will continue to incorporate your suggestions as much as we can to make Henry's site as interesting and useful for you as possible.

Henry’s health check, his tracking, and this website would not have been possible without the assistance of:

The Department for Environment and Heritage

Animal Welfare Unit
Corporate Communications Branch
Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary
Adelaide Region of Regional Conservation
The Web Team
Visitor Management Branch
Coast and Marine Branch

South Australian Research and Development Institute - Aquatic Sciences

Threatened Endangered and Protected Species Subprogram
Public Communications Branch

Zoos SA, Veterinary Department

Project Dolphin Safe

South Australian Museum, Mammal Department