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GNSS spoofing in conflict zones disrupts wildlife tracking and hampers research and conservation efforts

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  • Frédéric Jiguet

    (UMR 7204 CESCO MNHN CNRS Sorbonne Université)

  • Asaf Mayrose

    (University of Haifa
    Israel Nature and Parks Authority, Science Division)

  • Markus Piha

    (Natural Resources Institute Finland)

  • Ron Efrat

    (Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior)

  • Tuomas Seimola

    (Natural Resources Institute Finland)

  • Nir Sapir

    (University of Haifa)

  • Sami Timonen

    (Center for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment)

  • Yohay Wasserlauf

    (University of Haifa)

  • Aurélien Besnard

    (CEFE, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, EPHE-PSL University, IRD)

  • Pierrick Bocher

    (UMR LIENSs, CNRS-La Rochelle University)

  • Andrea Kölzsch

    (Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior
    Radboud Institute for Biological and Environmental Sciences (RIBES), Radboud University)

  • Aleksi Lehikoinen

    (University of Helsinki)

  • Anne-Christine Monnet

    (UMR 7204 CESCO MNHN CNRS Sorbonne Université)

  • Petr Procházka

    (Czech Academy of Sciences)

  • Yoav Perlman

    (Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel)

Abstract

In war and conflict zones, the jamming of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNNS) signals by military forces disrupts the tracking of tagged animals, and has increased in frequency following the recent escalation of conflicts in Eastern Europe and the Middle East. Such disruption to data collection strongly hampers research into the protection and conservation of endangered animals.

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  • Frédéric Jiguet & Asaf Mayrose & Markus Piha & Ron Efrat & Tuomas Seimola & Nir Sapir & Sami Timonen & Yohay Wasserlauf & Aurélien Besnard & Pierrick Bocher & Andrea Kölzsch & Aleksi Lehikoinen & Anne, 2025. "GNSS spoofing in conflict zones disrupts wildlife tracking and hampers research and conservation efforts," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 16(1), pages 1-4, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:16:y:2025:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-025-56630-2
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-56630-2
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