# Wild animals can now GPS-collar themselves for research

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- Published: 2026-11-04T15:00:02+00:00
- Category: Science
- Original: https://phys.org/news/2026-11-wild-animals-gps-collar.html
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/wild-animals-can-now-gps-collar-themselves-for-research-ba10a5/

For six decades, wildlife researchers have faced a persistent challenge: to attach a tracking device to study a wild animal, they first have to catch it. Now, a new approach developed at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) allows GPS collars to be deployed autonomously on free-roaming terrestrial wildlife. Published in BioScience, the proof-of-concept study demonstrates Capture-Free T

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