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

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-Christine Monnet, Petr Procházka and Yoav Perlman
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Frédéric Jiguet: UMR 7204 CESCO MNHN CNRS Sorbonne Université
Asaf Mayrose: University of Haifa
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
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

Nature Communications, 2025, vol. 16, issue 1, 1-4

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.

Date: 2025
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