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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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
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WILDLABS Virtual Meetups Season Four: Tracking Progress
WILDLABS Team
This season, 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 to catapult this field forward....
29 April 2022
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News: The Latest in Conservation Tech
WILDLABS Team
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
Careers
Opportunities: PhD Graduate Assistantship
University of Maine
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
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Technical Difficulties: The Death of Giants
Christie Sampson
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...
3 November 2021
Funding
The Centre for Statistics in Ecology, Environment and Conservation, a research group within the Department of Statistical Sciences at the University of Cape Town, is now hiring for a funded postdoc or PhD postion with...
1 November 2021
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Technical Difficulties: Can You Hear Me Now?
Gayle Pedersen
In her contribution to the Technical Difficulties Editorial Series, Gayle Pedersen discusses how the failure of underlying infrastructure can complicate conservation technology work, and how the culture of avoiding...
19 October 2021
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The need for speed in Sea Turtle Telemetry
Arribada Initative
In this article, you will get a glimpse of how Arribada Initiative recognizes the advantages of incorporating SnapperGPS receivers into existing tag designs to acquire fast GPS fixes within the marine environment....
15 October 2021
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Technical Difficulties: A Deployment Checklist
Alina Peter
In Alina Peter's and Kristen Snyder's contribution to the Technical Difficulties Editorial Series, you'll receive a practical checklist of factors and questions to consider at various stages of your conservation...
13 October 2021
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Technical Difficulties: Tracking Thunderbird
Ellie Warren
In her article for the Technical Failures Editorial Series, WILDLABS' Ellie Warren discusses how the loss of one tagged sea turtle represents the wider challenges faced by conservation efforts, and how the collaborative...
8 October 2021
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Call for Papers: Special Issue on Computer Vision Approach for Animal Tracking and Modeling
International Journal of Computer Vision
The International Journal of Computer Vision is calling for papers on Computer Vision Approach for Animal Tracking and Modeling. Visit the Springer website for further details and submission guidelines.
20 September 2021
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New Resource: Data Visualisation Tool for Animal Movement Data
Internet of Elephants
Internet of Elephants is excited to introduce a free data visualisation tool to help researchers and conservation storytellers show animal movement data easily and effectively! Read about the new tool below, and try it...
18 August 2021
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The WILDLABS Variety Hour: August
10 August 2022 at 11:44am
Ocean Tracking Network Symposium 2022
5 August 2022 at 02:47pm
SnapperGPS device giveaway
5 August 2022 at 12:53pm
Opportunity: Postdoctoral Researcher
4 August 2022 at 09:08pm
Get to Know WILDBEAR Awardee Alyssa Bohart
27 July 2022 at 10:12pm
Postdoc: Spatial Ecology & Conservation of Bustard spp.
22 July 2022 at 07:45pm
Postdoc: Biologging & Behavioral Ecology of Marine Mammals
22 July 2022 at 07:42pm
International Workshop on Animal Movement Ecology & Human Mobility
22 July 2022 at 07:25pm
British Ecological Society Movement Ecology conference
22 July 2022 at 07:20pm
