Jaguar Movement Database: a GPS-based movement dataset of an apex predator in the Neotropics

The field of movement ecology has rapidly grown during the last decade, with important advancements in tracking devices and analytical tools that have provided unprecedented insights into where, when, and why species move across a landscape. Although there has been an increasing emphasis on making animal movement data publicly available, there has also been a conspicuous dearth in the availability of such data on large carnivores. Globally, large predators are of conservation concern. However, due to their secretive behavior and low densities, obtaining movement data on apex predators is expensive and logistically challenging. Consequently, the relatively small sample sizes typical of large carnivore movement studies may limit insights into the ecology and behavior of these elusive predators. The aim of this initiative is to make available to the conservation-scientific community a dataset of 134,690 locations of jaguars (Panthera onca) collected from 117 individuals (54 males and 63 fe...运动生态学（movement ecology）领域在过去十年间迅猛发展，追踪设备与分析工具的重要进步，为解析物种在景观中移动的时间、空间分布与驱动动因提供了前所未有的洞见。尽管动物运动数据的公开共享正日益受到重视，但大型食肉动物相关数据集的可得性却显著匮乏。全球范围内，大型捕食者均为保护生物学重点关注的类群。然而，由于其隐秘的行为习性与极低的种群密度，获取顶级捕食者的运动数据不仅成本高昂，且实操层面极具挑战。因此，大型食肉动物运动研究普遍存在的样本量偏小问题，可能限制学界对这类行踪诡秘的捕食者的生态学与行为学认知。本项目旨在面向保护科学共同体，公开一套包含134690个定位点的美洲豹（Panthera onca）运动数据集，数据采集自117只个体（其中雄性54只、雌性63只……