Six people in front of a Motus station in Mexico. The station is attached to a wooden utility poll. In the background is blue skies.

Get Involved

Motus is a diverse, networked community of researchers, practitioners, companies, organizations and people working cooperatively towards shared science and conservation objectives. Everyone is welcome to support and participate in its mission. Explore the many ways to get involved.

Credit:Julian Garcia Walther

Use Motus in Your Research

Motus can be used to study the movement and behaviour of birds, bats, and large insects at multiple spatio-temporal scales.

A researcher holding a Dunlin and extending its wing to examine the feathers. It is dark outside and the table has banding equipment.
Dunlin Credit: Yousif Attia

Help Strengthen the Motus Network

Each Motus station increases the scale across which tagged animals can be tracked, and the scope of potential animals and regions that can support research. You can help us by hosting, sponsoring the installation, and/or maintenance of a station near you.

Three people wave at the camera as they stand in front of a Motus station attached to a building on the Colorado River Delta, located in northwestern Mexico. The station shows a DMX tower with one larger and four smaller 6-element antennas. The river and forest are shown to the right of the station.
Delta Rio Colorado Credit: Julian Garcia Walther

Use Motus to Engage

Incorporate Motus into your outreach, outdoor education, or classroom activities as a way to build knowledge about movement, behaviour, and conservation of birds and other wildlife.

Two youth in a park using a hand-held Motus station with a 3-element directional antenna.
Students manual tracking Credit: Liza Barney

Support Motus

Help us at Birds Canada and partners maximize the efficacy of Motus for conservation. Your donation contributes to critical system operation including technology development, database management, and individual project support for species and spaces in need.

A Golden-crowned Kinglet in mid-flight against a black background, equipped with a Motus radio transmitter attached to its back. This bird also has a metal identification band on its left.
Golden-crowned Kinglet Credit: Brock and Sherri Fenton
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