Animal movement technologies have already significantly advanced our understanding of the natural world, from uncovering previously mysterious migration patterns and key movement corridors to demonstrating the impacts of anthropogenic pressures and climate change. Continuing advances in the development of technologies for collecting and transmitting bio-logging data, combined with the increased availability of high-resolution environmental data and analytical developments in movement modelling, are opening doors to novel applications. However, there are still major gaps in the space, including mobilizing movement data to translate data from tracking devices into insights for application in policy and practice. This group is a place for the animal movement community to connect and discuss our efforts to advance the field.
Resources for beginners
Learn about WILDLABS Animal Movement research projects
- MoveBON Initiative Announcement
- MoveBON Follow-Up Discussion
- Virtual Meetup Season 4: Tracking Progress (A WILDLABS research project on movement ecology)
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- @TaliaSpeaker
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WILDLABS & World Wide Fund for Nature/ World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
I'm the WILDLABS Research Specialist at WWF-US



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- @lhughey
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Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
I am an ecologist and program manager with experience leading collaborative research projects in international settings. I specialize in the application of animal tracking data to conserve migratory species on a changing planet.



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- @Jaeyoung
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I am a member of the Design for Social Innovation and Sustainability Lab (DESIS Lab) at Yonsei University, where I am pursuing a master's degree in Human Environment and Design. My study is about sustainable HCI, children's connection to nature, and product-service design.
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American Museum of Natural History
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IIITian.Solving problems in wildlife through Technology
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Serendipity Wildlife Foundation
CEO, Serendipity Wildlife Foundation
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My main interest is in the application of geospatial technology for ecology and conservation

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- @diyaquanauts
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Digital nomad, software developer, running mechatronic engineering firm in Seychelles to assist ocean conservation groups.

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- @PshemekZ
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IT + nature
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University of Adelaide

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- @ronanwallace
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Research scientist developing conservation technology in environmental monitoring and cultural preservation.
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4 March 2020
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Hello Some time ago I got involved with the development of a new type of wildlife tracker to help detect wildlife persecution of... |
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Animal Movement | 5 years 7 months ago | |
Hi Jay, Alastair, Small world! You've got a great resource at your doorstep then (c: Your idea of tracking the birds between known feeding locations is a good... |
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Animal Movement | 6 years 1 month ago | |
We're incredibly excited to kickstart the OpenCollar initiative. If you haven't seen it yet, check out opencollar.io ... |
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Animal Movement | 6 years 3 months ago | |
Thanks all, very useful links, some of them, like the orangutan nest mapping, wildfind, & sensorgnomes, I knew about, some not. Will have a poke :) |
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Animal Movement | 6 years 4 months ago | |
Hi everyone, If you're interested in examining the movement ecology of individuals in fragmented landscapes our new paper 'The... |
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Animal Movement | 6 years 5 months ago | |
Hello Mike I am not sure whether a datalogger would resolve radio noise problems. I would expect more success from improving the antenna/receiver circuitry to get rid of the... |
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Animal Movement | 6 years 6 months ago | |
Hi everyone, Folks might be interested in a webinar I’ll be hosting with colleagues at HeroX and NASA on our crowdsourcing... |
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Animal Movement | 6 years 7 months ago | |
Just to close this issue - I developed some iButtons and radio trackers which could be encased in medical safe epoxy and inserted into fruits for consumption by elephants.... |
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Animal Movement | 6 years 8 months ago | |
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Animal Movement | 6 years 8 months ago | |
Thanks Steph, No write-up. This little experiment was squeezed into some actual work. Very happy to describe components if someone is interested. The balloon hobby... |
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Animal Movement | 6 years 8 months ago | |
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Animal Movement | 6 years 8 months ago | |
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