FaunaTrace was founded in 2026 with a simple but meaningful goal: to make wildlife movement more visible, understandable, and engaging for the people who care about the natural world.
Across the globe, researchers, conservation groups, and wildlife organizations collect vital tracking data that tells the story of how animals move through their environments. These journeys can reveal migration patterns, habitat use, survival challenges, and the impact of a changing world.
This platform exists to help bring those stories forward.
Our mission is to create an interactive platform that transforms animal tracking data into something people can explore, understand, and connect with. By presenting movement data in a format that feels approachable, visual, and story-driven, we hope to increase awareness of wildlife conservation efforts and inspire deeper public interest in the animals sharing our planet.
We turn raw tracking data into map-based experiences that help people follow the paths, pauses, and patterns of real animals over time.
We want to highlight the value of wildlife research and the work being done by conservation organizations, scientists, and data providers around the world.
Over time, FaunaTrace aims to help raise money for conservation-related efforts through an experience that is not only informative, but also interactive, memorable, and enjoyable to use.
Conservation data is powerful, but it is often buried in technical systems or presented in ways that feel out of reach to the average person. We believe that when people can clearly see an animal’s journey, they are more likely to care about its future.
FaunaTrace is built on the idea that awareness can lead to connection, and connection can lead to action.
FaunaTrace is in its early stages, and this is only the beginning. We are starting with public wildlife tracking data and building a foundation that will grow into a richer, more impactful platform over time.
As FaunaTrace evolves, our focus remains the same: tell meaningful wildlife stories, make conservation more visible, and create opportunities to support the work that helps protect these species and their habitats.
This platform was created with curiosity, respect for the data, and a belief that technology can help more people see the living world in motion.
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FaunaTrace exists to help people explore real wildlife journeys with curiosity, respect, and care. We believe animal movement data can inspire awareness and conservation—but only when handled responsibly.
FaunaTrace is built to be informative, not invasive. We do not sell visitor data, and we do not use this platform to exploit the people who explore it.
FaunaTrace is designed to present wildlife tracking data in a way that is engaging to the public while remaining mindful of conservation risks, licensing, and source integrity.
Not all wildlife data will be displayed in the same way. For the protection of animals and habitats, some journeys may be delayed, generalized, reduced in precision, or withheld entirely. The level of delay or generalization varies depending on species sensitivity, conservation risk, and dataset factors.
FaunaTrace uses wildlife tracking data to help people understand movement, migration, and animal journeys over time. Our goal is education, awareness, and storytelling—not surveillance.
This platform is evolving. We welcome corrections, attribution updates, and legitimate concerns from researchers, institutions, and conservation partners.
FaunaTrace is built with conservation-first data practices—so every journey can be explored responsibly.
Last Updated: April 23, 2026
FaunaTrace is committed to protecting your privacy. This policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and how we keep it safe.
FaunaTrace follows a data-minimization approach. We only collect the information necessary to operate the platform and improve the user experience.
We may collect the following information:
In limited cases, such as contact form submissions or security-related events, technical information including IP address may be collected to help prevent abuse and maintain platform integrity. FaunaTrace does not associate technical diagnostic data with your personal identity except where necessary for security or support purposes.
FaunaTrace does not sell, rent, trade, or otherwise distribute your personal information to third parties for commercial purposes.
We only share information when necessary to operate the platform, comply with legal obligations, or protect the rights and safety of users and the platform.
FaunaTrace uses wildlife tracking data provided by research organizations and platforms such as Movebank. All data is used in accordance with licensing terms and proper attribution is provided where required.
We implement reasonable safeguards to protect your information. However, no system can be guaranteed 100% secure.
To protect wildlife, certain tracking data may be delayed, generalized, or limited to prevent harm to vulnerable species.
If you have any questions about this policy, please use the Contact feature within FaunaTrace.
Last Updated: April 23, 2026
By using FaunaTrace, you agree to the following terms and conditions.
Wildlife tracking data is provided by third-party sources and may be incomplete, delayed, or subject to change. FaunaTrace makes no guarantees regarding accuracy or completeness.
Users agree not to use FaunaTrace data to harm, track, or interfere with wildlife. The platform exists to promote awareness and conservation.
All platform content, design, and systems are the property of FaunaTrace unless otherwise attributed. Third-party data remains the property of its original providers.
FaunaTrace is provided "as is" without warranties of any kind. We are not liable for any damages resulting from use of the platform.
These terms may be updated periodically. Continued use of the platform constitutes acceptance of any changes.
IUCN Red List ratings are not based on one simple number. A species can be listed because its population is shrinking, its range is small, its habitat is fragmented, its mature population is very low, or extinction models show a serious risk.
These are examples, not automatic rules. A species only needs to meet one qualifying path.
| Status | Examples of what may qualify |
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| CR | Severe collapse, extremely small population, tiny range, or very high modeled extinction risk. |
| EN | Major decline, only a few thousand mature individuals, restricted range, or high modeled extinction risk. |
| VU | Ongoing decline, fewer than about 10,000 mature individuals, shrinking habitat, or elevated extinction risk. |
| NT | Close to qualifying as threatened, or likely to qualify soon if current pressures continue. |
| LC | Assessed, but not currently close to a threatened category. |
In FaunaTrace, these ratings are used as conservation guideposts. They help explain risk, but the full story depends on the species, its habitat, the data available, and the pressures affecting its world.
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