W E A R A B L E T E C H

F O R A N I M A L S

P R O V I D E S

I N C R E D I B L E

I N S I G H T

B Y D O N B A S I L E  

W H A T I F T H E R E W A S

T E C H N O L O G Y A V A I L A B L E

T H A T D I D N ’ T Q U I T E L E T

A N I M A L S T A L K , B U T I T D I D

A L L O W F O R I N F O R M A T I O N

— A N D L O T S O F I T —

T O B E S H A R E D ?  

M I C R O C H I P P I N G

 ONE STUDY SHOWED THAT

MICROCHIPPING A PET MEANT

THAT IT WAS MORE THAN

TWICE AS LIKELY FOR THAT

PET TO BE REUNITED WITH ITS

OWNER , IF FOUND AND

TURNED OVER TO A SHELTER .  

S I N C E 2 0 1 3 , S C I E N T I S T S H A V E B E E N U S I N G G P S , C O M B I N E D

W I T H S A T E L L I T E W E A T H E R A N D T E R R A I N I N F O R M A T I O N

T O T R A C K T H E M I G R A T O R YP A T T E R N S O F T H E G A L A P A G O S

A L B A T R O S S , A T H R E A T E N E D S P E C I E S .

G P S T R A C K I N G

S C I E N T I S T S F R O M C . S . I . R . O . ,

A U S T R A L I A ’ S N A T I O N A L

S C I E N C E A G E N C Y , P U T T I N Y

G P S T R A C K E R S O N T H O U S A N D S

O F B E E S I N T A S M A N I A .

T H E G O A L I S T O G A T H E R

D A T A A B O U T T H E I R H A B I T S

  A N D T O M O N I T O R

D I S R U P T I O N S T H A T C O U L D

I N D I C A T E A P R O B L E M W I T H

T H E S W A R M .

T R A C K I N G M I G R A T I O N

If we can model their movements, we’ll be able to recognize very quickly when their activity shows

variation and identify the cause.

This will allow farmers and fruit growers to increase the benefit received from this free pollination

service, and will also allow us to monitor for any biosecurity risks such as Varroa mite.

• • •

CS IRO

COMMONWEALTH SC IENT IF IC AND INDUSTR IAL

RESEARCH ORGANIZAT ION  

T E C H N O L O G Y I S A L S O

K E Y I N A N I M A L S O N

F A R M S W H E R E I L L N E S S

C A N S P R E A D R A P I D L Y

A N D C A U S E H U G E L O S S E S

Q U I C K L Y . .

I N O V O T E C A N I M A L C A R E C R E A T E D A

S T O M A C H S E N S O R I N C O W S :

T O E N A B L E

F A R M E R S T O

C A T C H

I L L N E S S E S

E A R L I E R

T O S A V E

M O N E Y

T O T R A C K P H ,

T E M P E R A T U R E ,

E S T R U S — T O

P R O A C T I V E L Y

D E A L W I T H A N Y

H E A L T H P R O B L E M

O R C O N C E R N .  

R F I D S ( R A D I O - F R E Q U E N C Y

I D E N T I F I C A T I O N ) , T H E S M A L L

E L E C T R O N I C D E V I C E S T H A T

C O N S I S T O F A S M A L L C H I P

A N D A N A N T E N N A , A R E

B E I N G U S E D T O H U G E

A D V A N T A G E I N I N D I A ’ S

D A I R Y I N D U S T R Y .

I T ’ S C L E A R T H A T T H E B E T T E R T H E

T E C H N O L O G Y A N D D A T A , T H E

B E T T E R T H E P R O B L E M - S O L V I N G .

PET

IDENTIFICATIONBIRD  & BEE

MIGRATION

DAIRY

FARMING

INDUSTRY

T H A N K Y O U !

D O N B A S I L E

F O R M O R E I N F O R M A T I O N ,

V I S I T W W W . D O N B A S I L E . M E