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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The University of Queensland
Passionate about using technology and data to solve conservation issues.
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- @Gathoni
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PhD Candidate at Nottingham Trent University, UK. Ecologist with a passion for wildlife conservation and conservation technology with foundational training in BSc and MSc Rangeland Management (Ecology option). Current project: Use of acoustics to monitor ecosystem restoration.

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- @miasjien
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University of Canterbury & University of Pretoria
Marine predator ecologist using biologging, remote sensing to understand species movements and the effects on populations. Mainly working in the Southern Ocean and Antarctic currently.
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- @negar_sadr
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Arribada Initiative
Director at Arribada, a UK-based conservation technology research & development organisation



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Botswana Predator Conservation Trust



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Independent Researcher (Conservation Biologist)
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- @iska1818
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nature nerd, leopard and eagle lover
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I work in conservation on integrating the technology out there for custom solutions for partners.
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Building a new Biodiversity Observation Network (BON) to mobilize animal movement data in support of conservation policy at national and global scales.
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Careers
The Smithsonian National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute is seeking a Program Manager to help coordinate multiple organizations in an effort to integrate movement data & camera trap data with global...
22 April 2024
The Smithsonian National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to help us integrate movement data & camera trap data with global conservation policy.
22 April 2024
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22 March 2024
Hussey Labs seeks a senior post-doctoral researcher/senior research associate for movement ecology of Greenland halibut in the context of fisheries management across Baffin Bay-Davis Strait, Eastern Canadian Arctic.
13 March 2024
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Hi all, My team has a collection of camera traps in tropical forest canopies and one question that emerged is: can we infer light... |
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Animal Movement | 2 years 4 months ago | |
I thought I would share this little piece on our use of passive RECCO reflectors on GPS collars for muskoxen in Greenland:The RECCO... |
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Animal Movement | 2 years 4 months ago | |
Our project in very short is, setting up a sensor network for monitoring airborne biomass, mainly insects, birds and bats in near realtime, and to develop a forecast model to be... |
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Autonomous Camera Traps for Insects, Animal Movement, Geospatial, Sensors | 2 years 4 months ago | |
I have enjoyed the recent podcast on Monique the first animal(s) to carry a satellite collar, the ICARUS project etc. Also, regarding... |
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Animal Movement | 2 years 4 months ago | |
Hi Andrea! Although I am a keen user and observer of the Moveapps initiative, my R or Python coding skills are next to non- existing. I am therefore not likely to be contributing... |
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Animal Movement, Conservation Tech Training and Education, Data management and processing tools, Emerging Tech, Human-Wildlife Coexistence, Open Source Solutions, Software Development | 2 years 5 months ago | |
These are really small acoustic tags. (Lotek Wireless, Sonotronics, and the JSATs design are examples of similar manufacturers/products.) These tags will only work in water... |
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Animal Movement | 2 years 5 months ago | |
There is now a really nice paper on the SnapperGPS: |
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Animal Movement | 2 years 6 months ago | |
Hi,I am a Ph.D. student researching causes for the population decline in American Oystercatchers in Virginia. I am using a combination of... |
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Animal Movement | 2 years 6 months ago | |
Hi Huascar, how are you? there's limitations on snakes since their body form and behaviour, if you leave a VHF or GPS tag as an external fixation it will get tangled with roths... |
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Animal Movement | 2 years 6 months ago | |
I Rob, I just saw your message today (19 Jan 2023)! It's a bit late to reply but I wanted to make sure the tag manufacturer got the credit on the quality of their work. I'm not... |
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Animal Movement | 2 years 6 months ago | |
My original background is in ecology and conservation, and am now in the elected leadership of the Gathering for Open Science Hardware which convenes researchers developing open... |
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AI for Conservation, Animal Movement, Camera Traps, Conservation Tech Training and Education, Data management and processing tools, Drones, Emerging Tech, Sensors | 2 years 6 months ago | |
Hey, I know that guy : ) |
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Animal Movement | 2 years 7 months ago |