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The animal's location can then be plotted against a map or chart in near real-time or, when analysing the track later, using a GIS package or custom software. GPS tracking devices may also be attached to domestic animals, such as pets, pedigree livestock and working dogs. Some owners use these collars for geofencing of their pets. [2]
The loss of a ship in the Indian Ocean in 1996 resulted in the deaths of 67,488 sheep. This provoked animal welfare organisations including CIWF to campaign against the livestock trade. [5] The DANNY F II capsized in the Mediterranean Sea in December 2009 resulting in the loss of many crew members and more than 20,000 animals. [6]
MarineTraffic is a maritime analytics provider, [1] which provides real-time information on the movements of ships and the current location of ships in harbors and ports. [2] A database of information on the vessels includes for example details of the location where they were built plus dimensions of the vessels, gross tonnage and International ...
Throughout most of human prehistory and history, the primary means of livestock transportation was by droving.The reason was usually either for seasonal grazing movement (to move them to a summer grazing range or to move them to an overwintering range or shelter) or to bring them to market of one form or another, whether bartering livestock (between farmers) or selling them (whether as stores ...
The system uses Radiofrequency Identification Devices applied as ear tags to identify and track livestock, each assigned an individual and unique electronic and physical printed tag numbers. There is an associated central electronic database which is used to record each animal's residency and keep track of the other animals it has interacted ...
On December 19, 2007, the FDA announced plans to create a database to track cloned animals through the food system and enable an effective labeling process. [10] This system will be part of the National Animal Identification System, which will track all livestock in the United States from farm to fork. [11]
An anti Live Export trade protest in Brisbane, June 2019. Australia's live export industry has experienced significant scrutiny by animal welfare groups since 2003. The RSPCA is opposed to live export. [13] Over 550,000 animals are reported to have died en route during live export journeys between 2000–2012. [14]
Animal migration tracking is used in wildlife biology, conservation biology, ecology, and wildlife management to study animals' behavior in the wild. One of the first techniques was bird banding , placing passive ID tags on birds legs, to identify the bird in a future catch-and-release.