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)
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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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I studied Wildlife and Ecotourism Management in University of Ìbàdàn, Nigeria, I'm a front-end developer. I am interested in conservation technology
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I am a conservationist specializing in endangered species, particularly vultures. As the Endangered Species Conservation Coordinator/Co-Founder at Biota Conservation Hub Foundation (BiotaCHF), I have conducted extensive research/conservation of vultures and other water birds.
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Colorado State University
I am a graduate student at Colorado State University working to develop novel acoustic technology for remotely monitoring wildlife.


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4 December 2017
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5 April 2017
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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 7 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 7 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 9 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 9 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 10 months ago | |
Microwave PTT's offer 5 free tags annually to early career reserachers. To find out more read the attached document and apply by 31st... |
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Animal Movement | 6 years 10 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 10 months ago | |
Telemetry spanish paid online course from Spain https://ingeoexpert.com/cursos/curso-de-seguimiento-de-fauna-mediante-telemetria/?v=... |
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Animal Movement | 6 years 10 months ago | |
Results: When we picked them up after a month and a half in the field, the base-stations had worked perfectly for the whole time. The battery levels stayed fairly consistent at... |
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Animal Movement | 6 years 11 months ago | |
Recommendations: Mataki-LITE tags have a steep learning curve but they very adaptabile and cheap (for remote-download tags) so I hope these lessons-learned will prove... |
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Animal Movement | 6 years 11 months ago | |
Hi everyone, We're developing an areal platform autonomous in energy. It a balloon inflated with helium and covered with solar... |
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Animal Movement | 6 years 11 months ago | |
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has created a great story map about their recent work on Project Puffin. In this story... |
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Animal Movement | 6 years 11 months ago |
Help needed engineering solar/battery system for tracking collar
23 November 2015 6:41pm
9 February 2016 10:19pm
This sounds very relevant. I'll pass along to my colleagues. Thanks for sharing, @jprobert and @mygshah !
23 February 2016 7:24pm
@Dave any updates on this project?
Biotelemetry Symposium, May 2016, Belgium
4 February 2016 10:16am
Developing Wild Animal Tracking Systems Using Mataki Technology and UAVs For Use In Conservation
2 February 2016 10:31pm
'Monitoring Wildlife' Issue from J. Applied Ecology. Methods in EE and J. Animal Ecology
22 January 2016 2:44pm
Wildlife Crime Tech Challenge: Winners Announced!
22 January 2016 12:00am
Mobile reporting for rapid wildlife health response
23 December 2015 5:03pm
Big Data and Conservation: Deluge or Drought?
22 December 2015 12:00am
Achieving Moonshots: Advancing Humankind and Preserving Nature
22 December 2015 12:00am
Think for Tigers challenge by WildCRU at Oxford
13 November 2015 7:55pm
9 December 2015 5:12pm
Oh wow. This is perfect for what I do... tracking tigers by their voices alone!
9 February 2016 1:43pm
Dave - Echoing @mygshah - Here is a Mongabay article highlighting Henrik's work.