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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- @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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Prof at NC State University and Scientist at NC Museum of Natural Sciences



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I am biologist, I have studied wild life and ethnobiology at Amazon and caimans in Brazil
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Researcher at Forest Research Institute Baden-Wuerttemberg, Passive acoustic monitoring of woodcock
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Biologist in Geneva
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- @NevilleCLS
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CLS (Collecte Localisation Satellites)
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Smart Parks
Founder of Smart Parks - www.smartparks.org / Founder of OpenCollar - https://opencollar.io



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Dzanga-Ndoki national park biodiversity monitoring



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The Earth Species Project (ESP) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to decoding animal communication and translating non-human language.
15 July 2022
Careers
Giraffe Conservation Foundation has now opened this opportunity to qualified candidates willing to work remotely. The position is desktop-based and the successful candidate can work from anywhere in the world to provide...
15 July 2022
Our fourth and final meetup in Season 4 explored the future of movement ecology, including tools that could change the game and questions we might not yet have thought to ask. On June 8, we heard short talks from...
22 June 2022
The Hebblewhite Lab is advertising for this great 2-3 year post-doc position working on GPS data from > 8,000 barrenground caribou across the entire North American Arctic! Field work! travel! Loads of data! Cool town...
8 June 2022
Our third meetup in Season 4 explored the latest advancements and emerging developments in data sharing and archiving in movement ecology. On May 25th, we heard short talks from leading experts Sarah Davidson, Abby...
31 May 2022
Authors: Geison P Mesquita, Margarita Mulero-Pázmány, Serge A Wich, José Domingo Rodríguez-Teijeiro
29 May 2022
Our second meetup in Season 4 explored the latest advancements and emerging developments in data analysis for movement ecology. Watch now to hear short talks from leading experts Sara Beery, Somayeh Dodge, Christen...
12 May 2022
Our first meetup in Season 4 explores the latest advancements and developments on the horizon for data collection in movement ecology. Watch now to hear short talks from leading experts Roland Kays, Melinda Holland,...
9 May 2022
In Season Four of the Virtual Meetup Series, we’re bringing together leading engineers, conservationists, and academics to explore the future of technology in movement ecology and ask where exactly investment is needed...
29 April 2022
Check out this round-up of three of the latest news stories from the conservation tech world. See more conservation tech news by subscribing to our bi-monthly digest.
10 March 2022
The University of Maine is seeking qualified applicants for a PhD position that will focus on migration ecology of American woodcock and utilizes GPS transmitter to collect migration data. Apply by 1st April 2022 for...
8 March 2022
In her contribution to the Technical Difficulties Editorial Series, Christie Sampson shares how the devastating experience of losing collared elephants to an unexpected poaching threat lead to an improved understanding...
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Hi Truphena, Firetail is designed with animal telemetry in mind. But, you could import any kind of data that features latitute, longitude and some kind of ID (plus whatever... |
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Animal Movement | 3 years 1 month ago | |
I'm co-developing SnapperGPS as part of my PhD. We're currently working on getting a release on GroupGets. Everything is moving a little slowly because of the chip... |
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Animal Movement | 3 years 3 months ago | |
Hi everyone, I am new to animal movement tracking technologies. I have only dealt with telemetry data collected by others (never... |
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Animal Movement | 3 years 3 months ago | |
Hi Wildlabbers! We're very excited for our final episode of Tech Tutors Season 3 tomorrow 4th November at 12 PM... |
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Animal Movement | 3 years 6 months ago | |
Hi Everyone, I realize I'm late to the game here, but I came across this forum and I think I can help you in a way. I own... |
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Animal Movement | 3 years 9 months ago | |
Hi Biologging People, I am new to WILDLABS and excited to be here! I am researching the behavioural ecology of koalas in South... |
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Animal Movement | 3 years 9 months ago | |
This paper mentions some, and is just a great review on localization more broadly! I'd look into gibbonR and warbleR Acoustic localization of terrestrial wildlife: Current... |
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Animal Movement | 3 years 10 months ago | |
@skatewing Shoot me an email, and we can discuss (tgray@woodsholegroup.com). |
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Animal Movement | 3 years 11 months ago | |
I am wondering if anyone has ideas for river otter survival monitoring (no movement data needed) outside of implanted VHF transmitters.... |
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Animal Movement | 3 years 11 months ago | |
There are lots of data in Movebank that are not publically availalbe, all the grey dots in the search map. You can contact each data owner and arrange for access to the data... |
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Animal Movement | 4 years 1 month ago | |
Hi Matthew-- thanks. Very good suggestions. I am already going w the option of having the metal plate underneath. The tags cost a lot and I would rather go w the option that... |
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Animal Movement | 4 years 2 months ago | |
Hi Lars, I'm currently heat shrinking transmitters to make a simple pouch to hold a transmitter to an ear tag. Because I want to prevent damage to the ear as much as... |
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Animal Movement | 4 years 2 months ago |