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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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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Ph.D Speech-Hearing Sciences; 3D Designer/Printer interested in building/testing/deploying standardized environmental recording platforms for scientists and engineers in developing countries.
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- @IsobelAshbey
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Running a Tech for Good initiative at Cambridge Consultants, looking for organisations who need help developing new technology for conservation


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Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)
A technologist and a conservationist



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Wildlife technician and camera traps enthusiast
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I am a Senior researcher and PI in Conservation and Animal Ecology at Fondazione Edmund Mach, Trento, Italy. I am coordinator of EUROMAMMALS, member of the advisory board of the Global Initiative on Ungulate Migration at CMS, and President of the International Bio-Logging Society
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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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Euan, Thanks for the feedback and I'll be in touch with Blake sometime soon. I'm investigating options for tracking falcons and phascogales. Colin |
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Animal Movement | 8 years 1 month ago | |
The 6th International Bio-Logging Science Symposium will be held from September 25th to the 29th. It will focus on the science... |
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Animal Movement | 8 years 1 month ago | |
Hi, I would be looking at tagging a select number sturgeon fish in Georgia (Eurasia). Currently estimates have their popultion at around 10,000 and I am thinking of... |
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Animal Movement | 8 years 3 months ago | |
Hi! Here is a good resource for choosing between GPS and RF transmitters. http://www.lotek.com/vhf-or-gps-for-wildlife-... |
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Animal Movement | 8 years 4 months ago | |
Hi! Information I'm looking for also includes needed cost, design specifications, concerns with designs in use now, pictures of transmitters attached to pangolins, or... |
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Animal Movement | 8 years 4 months ago | |
Hi Michael I made some progress on a Java library and little GUI but I did not finish it. Although I managed the boring stuff, unpacking the DSG files and put some nifty... |
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Animal Movement | 8 years 6 months ago | |
Hi there Check out Microwave Telemetry at http://www.microwavetelemetry.com/bird/GSMspecifications.cfm Sirtrack may also be worth checking out (though I'm not sure what... |
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Animal Movement | 8 years 6 months ago | |
Hi Steph, the survey is closed now, and I'm in the process of screening data. I hope to start with the analysis soon. So unfortunately, nothing new or exciting yet... |
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Animal Movement | 8 years 10 months ago | |
A new podcast from Scientific American with Wildlife Conservation Society researcher Ullas Karanth, who originally trained as an... |
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Animal Movement | 8 years 10 months ago | |
John Vidal has published a neat article in The Guardian about how the animal internet and digital tracking of animals is offering new data... |
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Animal Movement | 8 years 11 months ago | |
Hi Guys, I am currently a zoology undergraduate at Queen Marys London, and was just wondering if there is much use of telemetry still... |
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Animal Movement | 9 years ago | |
I tweeted about it! |
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Animal Movement | 9 years ago |