movebank_map_0You can follow animals migrating in real time by clicking here on Movebank which is an online database of animal tracking data hosted by the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology.  This helps animal tracking researchers manage, share, protect, analyze, and archive their data.  Movebank is an international project with over 11,000 users, including people from research and conservation groups around the world.

The animal tracking data accessible through Movebank belongs to researchers all over the world. These researchers can choose to make part or all of their study information and animal tracks visible to other registered users, or to the public.

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