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 Executive Manager of WILDLABS at WWF



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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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University of Antwerp

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- @syanco
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I'm an ecologist interested in the links between animal movement and population dynamics, particularly in migratory species. My research uses biologging to explore environment-organism interaction, life history trade offs, and the factors regulating population growth.
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- @IvanIoSA
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CTO of IoSA, the Internet of Small Animals. Creator of ProxLogs

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curator at Movebank (movebank.org)



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St. Lawrence University
Professor of Biology at St. Lawrence University
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- @Edonga
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Paul Edonga is from the Indigenous Pastoralist Tribes of Northern Kenya. A seasoned Leader in indigenous-led conservation of Endangered Beisa Oryx, African Small Antelopes their habitats & Dryland Forests. He's the founder of Save Beisa Oryx Community Resilience Trust-SBOC
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- @seankiernan
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Master's Student at Texas A&M-Kingsville
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Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior
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World Wide Fund for Nature/ World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
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3 June 2020
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6 May 2020
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5 May 2020
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23 April 2020
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Hi @ONCA ,Good to know you are looking into this. I have checked our email, but can not find any request for information or contact. Please reach out to me personally at tim@... |
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Animal Movement | 9 months ago | |
Hello everyone! For anyone interested in building an antenna for animal tracking, I recently created a lightweight, weather-resistant Yagi... |
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Animal Movement | 9 months 2 weeks ago | |
No problem at all Yu (@JY) and good luck with your studies! Happy to discuss this and any other ideas any time.All the best,Rob |
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Sensors, Animal Movement, Connectivity, Drones, Open Source Solutions, Emerging Tech | 9 months 2 weeks ago | |
Thanks, we know they are breeding these animals here, I asked, since it's seems to be an expensive hobby, we need to allocate more funding for rural women in entrepreneurship and... |
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Acoustics, Animal Movement, Citizen Science, Human-Wildlife Coexistence, Protected Area Management Tools, Wildlife Crime | 10 months ago | |
Hi Maggie,Welcome to the base of Mt. Everest. I am in this group because I have been working and developing software to document 3D points and capture audio -- not for... |
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Animal Movement | 11 months 1 week ago | |
Hi Jesse, how are you? tricky request, batteries at very low temperatures will consume a lot fasterhow big do you need it? a liitle help solution is to make a temperature... |
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Animal Movement | 11 months 1 week ago | |
However, I think it's important to reflect further to determine exactly what needs to be done. |
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Climate Change, AI for Conservation, Animal Movement, Citizen Science | 1 year ago | |
interesting!!! |
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AI for Conservation, Animal Movement, Data management and processing tools | 1 year ago | |
so great!!! |
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Software Development, AI for Conservation, Animal Movement | 1 year ago | |
@cmwainaina please take a look |
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Animal Movement, AI for Conservation, Camera Traps, Connectivity, Data management and processing tools, East Africa Community, Emerging Tech, Ethics of Conservation Tech, Human-Wildlife Coexistence, Marine Conservation, Protected Area Management Tools, Geospatial, Sensors, Software Development | 1 year ago | |
Hi Emily,RFID tags and an array of readers is certainly possible. We developed a system for tracking translocated species using long range radio (LoRa) and internet of things (IoT... |
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Animal Movement | 1 year 1 month ago | |
Glad to announce that a new tutorial is available on Firetail: |
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AI for Conservation, Animal Movement | 1 year 1 month ago |