Wildlife tracking technologies have already massively 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. Recent advances in the development of technologies for collecting and transmitting biologging data have unlocked the potential for fine-scale data collection at a near-global scale, which when integrated with remotely sensed environmental data offers an unprecedented biological lens into ecosystem health and environmental change (Jetz et al. 2022).
New technologies on the horizon include small satellites like CubeSats, which are being investigated by NASA, the ICARUS Initiative's satellite system, and a variety of other ventures aiming to improve the coverage, accuracy, and capacity of wildlife tracking data collection. Combined with the increased availability of high-resolution environmental data and analytical developments in movement modeling, these advancements are empowering movement ecologists to ask previously unanswerable or unimaginable questions. It’s clear that this discipline sits at the precipice of major breakthroughs that could revolutionize our understanding of animal movement and the natural world.
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Hi Everyone, I realize I'm late to the game here, but I came across this forum and I think I can help you in a way. I own... |
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Biologging | 2 years 7 months ago | |
Hi Biologging People, I am new to WILDLABS and excited to be here! I am researching the behavioural ecology of koalas in South... |
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Biologging | 2 years 8 months ago | |
This paper mentions some, and is just a great review on localization more broadly! I'd look into gibbonR and warbleR Acoustic localization of terrestrial wildlife: Current... |
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Biologging | 2 years 9 months ago | |
@skatewing Shoot me an email, and we can discuss ([email protected]). |
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Biologging | 2 years 10 months ago | |
I am wondering if anyone has ideas for river otter survival monitoring (no movement data needed) outside of implanted VHF transmitters.... |
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Biologging | 2 years 10 months ago | |
There are lots of data in Movebank that are not publically availalbe, all the grey dots in the search map. You can contact each data owner and arrange for access to the data... |
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Biologging | 3 years ago | |
Hi Matthew-- thanks. Very good suggestions. I am already going w the option of having the metal plate underneath. The tags cost a lot and I would rather go w the option that... |
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Biologging | 3 years ago | |
Hi Lars, I'm currently heat shrinking transmitters to make a simple pouch to hold a transmitter to an ear tag. Because I want to prevent damage to the ear as much as... |
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Biologging | 3 years 1 month ago | |
Hi Kyler, That's great! Thank you for the lead - I'll get in touch with them asap. Cheers, and all the best, Kas |
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Biologging | 3 years 1 month ago | |
https://zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/rse2.191 This paper may be of interest! And the latest Oryx edition is all camera-trap papers - ... |
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Biologging | 3 years 1 month ago | |
Interesting! The µMoth initiative also seems very promising. They seem to be employed on dogs now as preparation for use on wild dogs in the Carnivore Bytes... |
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Biologging | 3 years 1 month ago | |
LoRa based cattle tracking tags made by Moovement are used for bison in the US by Hila Shamon. Their biggest limitation as I see it is that they need continous connection... |
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Biologging | 3 years 1 month ago |