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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World Wide Fund for Nature/ World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
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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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An engaging conversation about wildlife drones
21 August 2023
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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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4 August 2023
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3 August 2023
"We integrated a Kinetron MSG32 microgenerator and a state-of-the-art lithium-ion capacitor (LIC) into a custom GPS-enabled tracking device that is capable of remotely transmitting data via the Sigfox ‘Internet of...
13 July 2023
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The tracking system has begun testing its new satellite receiver that will continue uninterrupted tracking of animals from space
13 July 2023
Spaceborne Satellite-tag RF Systems to Measure Spatiotemporal Patterns of Wildlife
12 July 2023
In this article from Alasdair Davies, he discusses how marine tracking's unique challenges could impact its potential for sustainability in the future.
12 July 2023
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Hi Joaquin, If you email me, we can have a discussion of what exactly you need and how we can help. Dave |
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Hi Tim and also Thomas Thanks for your comments. It is fantastic that there have been so many replies to this thread in response to the request for thoughts,... |
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Animal Movement | 5 years 1 month ago | |
the drop off paper https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/2041-210X.13231 |
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Animal Movement | 5 years 5 months ago | |
Hello Everyone, I hope that this is not a repost; however, I could not find anything from Alasdair. I apologize in advance if I... |
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Animal Movement | 5 years 5 months ago | |
Thanks for asking Harold, We work with any off the shelf VHF tag, you can use tags already in the field or you can order tags from any of the manufactureres, just have to... |
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Animal Movement | 5 years 6 months ago | |
Thanks Alasdair So there are low double figure thousands just with the various services of satellite collars. Then surely high tens of thousands, maybe low hundreds of... |
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Animal Movement | 5 years 7 months ago | |
HI there, Biotrack combined Avian GPS SOB tag & PicoPip AG317 Tag on the back of Hawfinch. H |
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Animal Movement | 5 years 7 months ago | |
Fantastic news, Alasdair. Indeed timely. I was wondering what the finiancial impliation for one unit will be? A price range will suffice. Thanks. C |
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Animal Movement | 5 years 9 months ago | |
Hi Natalie, Interesting request. I may be able to help and am working in this area in Australia to track both native and introduced species. Would you please enlighten me with... |
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Animal Movement | 5 years 10 months ago | |
Hello Some time ago I got involved with the development of a new type of wildlife tracker to help detect wildlife persecution of... |
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Animal Movement | 5 years 10 months ago | |
Hi Jay, Alastair, Small world! You've got a great resource at your doorstep then (c: Your idea of tracking the birds between known feeding locations is a good... |
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Animal Movement | 6 years 4 months ago | |
We're incredibly excited to kickstart the OpenCollar initiative. If you haven't seen it yet, check out opencollar.io ... |
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Animal Movement | 6 years 5 months ago |