noun
- the act of seeing or observing something again, especially a previously tagged or marked animal in wildlife research
Usage: scientific; wildlife research
Examples
- The resighting of the tagged whale confirmed it had migrated successfully.
- Bird researchers rely on resightings to track migration patterns.
- After three years, the resighting of the marked bear provided valuable data.
- The team recorded each resighting in their field notes.
- Resighting rates help scientists estimate population sizes.
- The collar made resighting of the wolf pack much easier.