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Talia Speaker
- @TaliaSpeaker
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WILDLABS
World Wide Fund for Nature/ World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
Lacey Hughey
- @lhughey
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Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
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)
Group curators
- @TaliaSpeaker
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WILDLABS & World Wide Fund for Nature/ World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
I'm the Executive Manager of WILDLABS at WWF
- 23 Resources
- 64 Discussions
- 31 Groups
- @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.
- 6 Resources
- 10 Discussions
- 3 Groups
No showcases have been added to this group yet.
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- 13 Groups
Electronics Engineer working in the development of smart conservation technology solutions.
- 0 Resources
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- 9 Groups
- @RobMCook
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Ecologist specialising in human-wildlife conflict research. PhD in elephant ecology.
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- 2 Discussions
- 4 Groups
- @Bistra_Dilkina
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Assoc. Prof. of Computer Science at USC and co-director of USC Center for AI in Society. Integration of machine learning and optimization, decision making, conservation planning, wildlife corridors, climate impacts, disaster resilience, wildlife trafficking.
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- 6 Groups
- @hjayanto
- | He/Him
KONKLUSI (Kolaborasi Inklusi Konservasi - Yayasan)
Your friendly Indo-Crocky-Croc
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- 17 Groups
- @MStarking
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Ecologist and conservation researcher, currently an Assistant Professor at University of Michigan-Flint, research areas include landscape ecology, forestry and wildlife interactions, wildlife habitat relationships, spatial ecology, GIS.
- 0 Resources
- 1 Discussions
- 15 Groups
Tech for Conservation
- 0 Resources
- 2 Discussions
- 13 Groups
- @Cris
- | he / him
Octophin Digital
Senior Developer at Octophin Digital and constant maker.
- 0 Resources
- 5 Discussions
- 5 Groups
- @VijayKarthick
- | He/Him
Nature Conservation Foundation
I'm a PhD student from India, interested in utilising bioacoustics and technology to answer ecological questions. I'm a frog nerd :)
- 0 Resources
- 2 Discussions
- 9 Groups
Technologist and Visual storyteller focusing on social, conservations issues.
- 1 Resources
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- 17 Groups
- 1 Resources
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Behavioural Ecologist; Animal social behaviour, movement, habitat ecology
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Osa Conservation: A Multi-Tech Toolbox of Solutions
Osa Conservation
In this Conservation Tech Showcase case study from Osa Conservation, you’ll learn about how technology is aiding their long-term efforts to prevent wildlife crime, protect critical species, and build a climate-adaptive...
22 June 2023
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Sustained Effort: Out with the New, In with the Old
Rob Appleby and 1 more
In this interview between Rob Appleby and Ellie Warren, we discuss the importance of DIY, recycling, and sharing tools in order to make our community more sustainable.
14 June 2023
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This paper discusses movedesign, a new R app intended to evaluate the effectiveness of sampling design in animal movement research projects. This tool could be incredibly helpful for biologging community members looking...
12 June 2023
This article introduces an innovation in wildlife tracking, where researchers have developed a tracker powered by the movement of animals themselves, eliminating the need for battery replacements and allowing for long-...
12 June 2023
Careers
Come work with us! WILDLABS and Fauna & Flora are seeking an intern to help develop the movement ecology content on the Inventory - our wiki-inspired database of conservation technology. Accepting applications until...
6 June 2023
Rimba Satwa Foundation (RSF), an Indonesian elephant conservation NGO, is employing GPS collars on elephants to mitigate human-elephant conflicts. RSF aims to enhance collar usage, surveillance, and automation for...
28 May 2023
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Filter Last X Positions
Lars Holst Hansen
Filter Last X Locations - is a new super simple but super powerful moveapp. https://moveapps.org/apps/browser/ebe11063-fd98-4d8d-a22d-f143ec434b6f I will be using this to send me the latest positions of all active...
23 May 2023
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This article compares and contrasts the success of their wolf monitoring efforts with both collars and camera traps. The camera traps were intended to help researchers identify individual wolves within the population,...
5 May 2023
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GPS collaring study of Ethiopian wolves
Ellie Warren
This news article discusses the first study to track Ethiopian wolves since 1992. The study focused on adult wolves from six packs in the Simien Mountains and used Lotek LiteTrack Iridium 250 collars. Community members...
5 May 2023
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Feathered forecast: Tech tools comb weather data for bird migrations
Stephanie O'Donnell
Since its launch in 1999, the BirdCast project has used weather radar data to track and forecast bird migrations across the U.S. In recent years, technology such as cloud computing and machine learning have helped make...
26 April 2023
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Video: Virginia Tech tracking bobcats to preserve wildlife
Stephanie O'Donnell
Quick feature of Virgina Tech project using camera traps and biologgers to track bobcats, collecting data to inform human-wildlife coexistance efforts
26 April 2023
Careers
Proposals wanted for Innovation in Practice
Ellie Warren
The Innovation in Practice edition of Methods in Ecology and Evolution is still seeking proposals about conservation technology
6 March 2023
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Animal Movement, Emerging Tech, Sensors | 2 years 11 months ago | |
| Hi all,There's a rare opportunity to acquire free (only postage and packaging is payable) GPS biologging hardware to trial the new... |
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Animal Movement | 3 years ago | |
| Hi all!Last week we introduced you to our first WILDBEAR Awardee, Alyssa Bohart. We hope you enjoyed learning more about Alyssa's work with... |
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Animal Movement, Community Base | 3 years ago | |
| @gracieermi & I are happy to announce the latest update to the Conservation Tech Directory, bringing our total resources in the... |
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Acoustics, AI for Conservation, Animal Movement, Camera Traps, Community Base, Data management and processing tools, Drones, eDNA & Genomics, Geospatial, Software Development | 3 years 1 month ago | |
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East Africa Community, Animal Movement | 3 years 1 month ago | |
| Hey all!I'm well into my journey into the field of conservation now, after volunteering and freelancing for a couple of different... |
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Animal Movement, Community Base, Open Source Solutions | 3 years 2 months ago | |
| A bit opposite of what you're looking for but according to this, the share of non-NFC enabled phones was 10% in 2020. They don't state their source unless you pay, but I suspect... |
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Animal Movement, Emerging Tech | 3 years 2 months ago | |
| Hi Max, Well firstly, welcome! This is a great intro - I'm looking forward to having a poke around these links and reading more about your work. Sounds like you might well be... |
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Animal Movement | 3 years 2 months ago | |
| We are still running this grant program albeit with subtle changes to improve the hardware/service agreement (in your favor). If you want to build your own tag, have a... |
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Animal Movement | 3 years 2 months ago | |
| Hi Truphena, Firetail is designed with animal telemetry in mind. But, you could import any kind of data that features latitute, longitude and some kind of ID (plus whatever... |
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Animal Movement | 3 years 3 months ago | |
| I'm co-developing SnapperGPS as part of my PhD. We're currently working on getting a release on GroupGets. Everything is moving a little slowly because of the chip... |
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Animal Movement | 3 years 5 months ago | |
| Hi everyone, I am new to animal movement tracking technologies. I have only dealt with telemetry data collected by others (never... |
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Long-term tracking of whale feeding behavior via satellite now possible with new tag
4 October 2022 5:20pm
Live Q&A Discussion on Ceres Tag: An animal monitoring Solution!
17 August 2022 6:57am
26 September 2022 9:17pm
Is there any sort of automatic drop-off mechanism for the tags? Or does the animal need to be re-captured to take the tag off?
29 September 2022 3:52am
Hi Carly,
There are no built in automatic drop-off mechanism for the tags. We do have customers that have purchased and incorporated the tag into different types of harness and collars.
Happy to discuss further with you to understand your use case. Head over to www.cerestag.com and there is a "let's talk" button.
CERES TAG – Animal Health Intelligence
Discovery CERES TAG. A smart animal health device with direct to satellite capability, providing animal data anytime, anywhere with no towers or infrastructure required.
Conservation Tech Directory - new update!
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Congrats on the milestone Carly and Gracie!
26 September 2022 10:07pm
Thanks so much!!
New paper: A novel method for identifying coded tags recorded on aquatic acoustic monitoring systems
26 September 2022 2:11pm
A novel method for identifying coded tags recorded on aquatic acoustic monitoring systems | Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
Aquatic biotelemetry increasingly relies on using acoustic transmitters (‘tags’) that enable passive detection of tagged animals using fixed or
Avian nest box monitoring
14 September 2022 2:30pm
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Maybe this is a starting point. Any idea if this product would work inside the box. Kestrel DROP D3 Wireless Temperature, Humidity & Pressure Data Logger https://amzn.eu/d/5VdQwtA
23 September 2022 12:34pm
I'd be interested in any camera monitoring setups that can be used inside a nest box. Most camera traps are too bulky for this purpose. All the devices I've looked at either need a wired connection or a wifi network to transmit images. I want one that can store all info to an SD card and preferably be solar powered. Obviously infrared or starlight sensitivity. Sound recording would be a bonus for some bird monitoring I want to do.
23 September 2022 1:16pm
Done lots of this over the years and it depends on the species really. If you want incubation behaviour and hence success or otherwise using temperature then the Thermocron IButton DS1921G is perfect. The new Blue Maestro is an option I became aware of this year but I haven't tested at scale.
In terms of cameras and endoscopes I've tailored many off the shelf products and built a few from scratch. When I get chance I'll have a look around and see what is still available.
Movement Ecology Field Team and Data Coordinator: Osa Conservation [Open until filled)
22 September 2022 11:55pm
Workshop: Building UK Partnerships for Conservation Technology
22 September 2022 3:02pm
Animal Movement conference: Association for the Study of Animal Behavior (ASAB)
16 September 2022 4:32pm
First-of-Its-Kind Digital Platform Reveals Migration Data for Birds Across the Americas Just In Time for Fall Migration
16 September 2022 1:02pm
CFP - transnational biodiversity monitoring (from European Biodiversity Partnership)
14 September 2022 1:42pm
Catch Up with the Variety Hour: September 2022
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Virtual fencing / Kinetic energy harvesting / Holistic grazing
16 June 2022 7:12am
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Hi,
One daily fix is planned for now. This will be challenging enough for KEH :)
Kr, D-
31 July 2022 5:15pm
I see, thanks!
One daily fix is quite limiting.
Do you have an idea how KEH might affect accelerometry?
Cheers,
2 September 2022 11:05am
I don't think KEH would influence accelerometry at all.
One other way to think about it is - the KEH is a movement sensor itself.
The GPS is quite a severe factor in the energy balance of the system, so if the data is perhaps not transmitted constantly, more frequent locks could be achieved. I believe GPS transceivers are becoming more and more efficient and the KEH enabled GPS should become an option soon.
Kr,
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Conservation Technology Research Internship
26 August 2022 4:58pm
Ceres Wild Rhino application
22 August 2022 1:29am
29 September 2022 4:05am
Catch Up with the WILDLABS Variety Hour: August 2022
10 August 2022 11:44am
Sydney seals: From Manly to Malabar, marine life sprawls across a city
8 August 2022 12:59pm
Sydney seals: From Manly to Malabar, marine life sprawls across a city
Sydneysiders are used to glimpsing large marine animals. A shadow of a grey nurse on an ocean swim. The odd pod of dolphins charging around a headland and rapidly vanishing beyond the breakers. But something
Ocean Tracking Network Symposium 2022
5 August 2022 2:47pm
SnapperGPS device giveaway
5 August 2022 12:53pm
Opportunity: Postdoctoral Researcher
4 August 2022 9:08pm
Get to Know WILDBEAR Awardee Alyssa Bohart
27 July 2022 10:12pm
Firetail - Tutorial Series 22.3 - An introduction to Firetail - Update 2022
26 July 2022 8:16pm
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Postdoc: Spatial Ecology & Conservation of Bustard spp.
22 July 2022 7:45pm
Postdoc: Biologging & Behavioral Ecology of Marine Mammals
22 July 2022 7:42pm
International Workshop on Animal Movement Ecology & Human Mobility
22 July 2022 7:25pm
30 August 2022 6:24pm
British Ecological Society Movement Ecology conference
22 July 2022 7:20pm
CERES TAG
22 July 2022 3:36am
Earth Species Project - Senior AI Research Scientist
15 July 2022 6:40pm
Conservation Data Coordinator
15 July 2022 11:02am
New Conservation Tech Directory update
27 June 2022 4:45pm
1 September 2022 5:48am
Hi Peter, Other users are having success embedding the tag into the rear face of the rear horn, see photos
