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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WILDLABS & World Wide Fund for Nature/ World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
I'm the WILDLABS Research Specialist at WWF-US



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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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Ph.D Speech-Hearing Sciences; 3D Designer/Printer interested in building/testing/deploying standardized environmental recording platforms for scientists and engineers in developing countries.
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Running a Tech for Good initiative at Cambridge Consultants, looking for organisations who need help developing new technology for conservation


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Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)
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I am a Senior researcher and PI in Conservation and Animal Ecology at Fondazione Edmund Mach, Trento, Italy. I am coordinator of EUROMAMMALS, member of the advisory board of the Global Initiative on Ungulate Migration at CMS, and President of the International Bio-Logging Society
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I just discovered this freely available book on digital signal processing and love the fact that it is“…intended for students … who may not have much mathematical or engineering training.” Seems like a great resource...
31 October 2023
handling one-value-per-line formats for burst and continuous data
27 October 2023
With the rising threats to biodiversity such as wildlife crime, climate change and human-wildlife conflict today, wildlife monitoring technologies have become vital to study movement ecology, behaviour patterns, changes...
25 October 2023
Competition funded PhD Position at University of St Andrews School of Mathematics and Statistics
20 October 2023
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Competition funded PhD Opportunity at University of St Andrews School of Mathematics and Statistics
20 October 2023
To celebrate #WMBD, BirdLife is excited to share the newly identified Marine Flyways!! Seabird tracking data were shared by over 60 researchers from 48 long-distance migratory species and have revealed SIX MarineFlyways...
20 October 2023
The Smithsonian Institution seeks a field- and data-oriented biologist to support marine animal telemetry research and to assist with activities of the Atlantic Cooperative Telemetry (ACT) Network.
24 August 2023
Can you create an ecological data collection application on Android for Gibbon and Biodiversity Research. Check out this opportunity with us!
24 August 2023
An engaging conversation about wildlife drones
21 August 2023
In this Conservation Tech Showcase case study from 2022 Conservation Tech Award winner MoveApps, you’ll learn how they’re breaking new ground in animal movement research with tracking data analysis tools hosted by the...
17 August 2023
WCS is seeking a Conservation Technology Specialist to join their work in the Okapi Wildlife Reserve.
11 August 2023
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A[n open source] system to remotely detach individual sensors from wildlife tracking collars
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Not been on Wildlabs for a long time but I recommend Eccel Technology in Leicester and even build them into bird rings. We have been using theirs. RSPB have built a data... |
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Animal Movement | 8 years ago | |
Euan, Thanks for the feedback and I'll be in touch with Blake sometime soon. I'm investigating options for tracking falcons and phascogales. Colin |
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Animal Movement | 8 years 1 month ago | |
The 6th International Bio-Logging Science Symposium will be held from September 25th to the 29th. It will focus on the science... |
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Animal Movement | 8 years 1 month ago | |
Hi, I would be looking at tagging a select number sturgeon fish in Georgia (Eurasia). Currently estimates have their popultion at around 10,000 and I am thinking of... |
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Animal Movement | 8 years 3 months ago | |
Hi! Here is a good resource for choosing between GPS and RF transmitters. http://www.lotek.com/vhf-or-gps-for-wildlife-... |
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Animal Movement | 8 years 4 months ago | |
Hi! Information I'm looking for also includes needed cost, design specifications, concerns with designs in use now, pictures of transmitters attached to pangolins, or... |
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Animal Movement | 8 years 4 months ago | |
Hi Michael I made some progress on a Java library and little GUI but I did not finish it. Although I managed the boring stuff, unpacking the DSG files and put some nifty... |
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Animal Movement | 8 years 6 months ago | |
Hi there Check out Microwave Telemetry at http://www.microwavetelemetry.com/bird/GSMspecifications.cfm Sirtrack may also be worth checking out (though I'm not sure what... |
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Animal Movement | 8 years 7 months ago | |
Hi Steph, the survey is closed now, and I'm in the process of screening data. I hope to start with the analysis soon. So unfortunately, nothing new or exciting yet... |
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Animal Movement | 8 years 10 months ago | |
A new podcast from Scientific American with Wildlife Conservation Society researcher Ullas Karanth, who originally trained as an... |
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Animal Movement | 8 years 11 months ago | |
John Vidal has published a neat article in The Guardian about how the animal internet and digital tracking of animals is offering new data... |
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Animal Movement | 8 years 11 months ago | |
Hi Guys, I am currently a zoology undergraduate at Queen Marys London, and was just wondering if there is much use of telemetry still... |
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