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Introducing a unique animal ID and digital life history museum for wildlife metadata

Martin Wikelski Orcid Logo, Michael Quetting Orcid Logo, John Bates Orcid Logo, Tanya Berger‐Wolf Orcid Logo, Gil Bohrer Orcid Logo, Luca Borger Orcid Logo, Taylor Chapple Orcid Logo, Margaret C. Crofoot Orcid Logo, Sarah C. Davidson Orcid Logo, Dina K. N. Dechmann Orcid Logo, Diego Ellis‐Soto Orcid Logo, Elizabeth R. Ellwood Orcid Logo, Wolfgang Fiedler Orcid Logo, Andrea Flack Orcid Logo, Barbara Fruth Orcid Logo, Novella Franconi Orcid Logo, Rasmus Worsøe Havmøller Orcid Logo, Julian Hirt, Nigel E. Hussey Orcid Logo, Fabiola Iannarilli Orcid Logo, Matthias Landwehr Orcid Logo, Maximilian E. Müller Orcid Logo, Thomas Mueller Orcid Logo, Uschi Mueller Orcid Logo, Ruth Y. Oliver Orcid Logo, Jesko Partecke Orcid Logo, Ivan Pokrovsky Orcid Logo, Liya Pokrovskaya Orcid Logo, Dustin R. Rubenstein Orcid Logo, Christian Rutz Orcid Logo, Kamran Safi Orcid Logo, Andrea Santangeli Orcid Logo, O. Louis van Schalkwyk Orcid Logo, Ana M. M. Sequeira Orcid Logo, Sherub Sherub Orcid Logo, Tharmalingam Ramesh, Pauli Viljoen, Kaja A. Wasik Orcid Logo, Timm A. Wild Orcid Logo, Scott Yanco Orcid Logo, Roland Kays Orcid Logo

Methods in Ecology and Evolution, Volume: 15, Issue: 10, Pages: 1777 - 1788

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Over the past five decades, a large number of wild animals have been individually identified by various observation systems and/or temporary tracking methods, providing unparalleled insights into their lives over both time and space. However, so far there is no comprehensive record of uniquely indiv...

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title Introducing a unique animal ID and digital life history museum for wildlife metadata
spellingShingle Introducing a unique animal ID and digital life history museum for wildlife metadata
Luca Borger
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title_short Introducing a unique animal ID and digital life history museum for wildlife metadata
title_full Introducing a unique animal ID and digital life history museum for wildlife metadata
title_fullStr Introducing a unique animal ID and digital life history museum for wildlife metadata
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Novella Franconi
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Michael Quetting
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Taylor Chapple
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Diego Ellis‐Soto
Elizabeth R. Ellwood
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Novella Franconi
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Thomas Mueller
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Jesko Partecke
Ivan Pokrovsky
Liya Pokrovskaya
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Kamran Safi
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Tharmalingam Ramesh
Pauli Viljoen
Kaja A. Wasik
Timm A. Wild
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description Over the past five decades, a large number of wild animals have been individually identified by various observation systems and/or temporary tracking methods, providing unparalleled insights into their lives over both time and space. However, so far there is no comprehensive record of uniquely individually identified animals nor where their data and metadata are stored, for example photos, physiological and genetic samples, disease screens, information on social relationships. Databases currently do not offer unique identifiers for living, individual wild animals, similar to the permanent ID labelling for deceased museum specimens. To address this problem, we introduce two new concepts: (1) a globally unique animal ID (UAID) available to define uniquely and individually identified animals archived in any database, including metadata archived at the time of publication; and (2) the digital ‘home’ for UAIDs, the Movebank Life History Museum (MoMu), storing and linking metadata, media, communications and other files associated with animals individually identified in the wild. MoMu will ensure that metadata are available for future generations, allowing permanent linkages to information in other databases. MoMu allows researchers to collect and store photos, behavioural records, genome data and/or resightings of UAIDed animals, encompassing information not easily included in structured datasets supported by existing databases. Metadata is uploaded through the Animal Tracker app, the MoMu website, by email from registered users or through an Application Programming Interface (API) from any database. Initially, records can be stored in a temporary folder similar to a field drawer, as naturalists routinely do. Later, researchers and specialists can curate these materials for individual animals, manage the secure sharing of sensitive information and, where appropriate, publish individual life histories with DOIs. The storage of such synthesized lifetime stories of wild animals under a UAID (unique identifier or ‘animal passport’) will support basic science, conservation efforts and public participation.
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