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Wondering where the antelope still play? Or if any elk are still out in the tules? We didn’t think so.

But wildlife officials who care about such things are using GPS fleet tracking (OK, maybe GPS herd tracking), to follow the migration habits of pronghorn antelope worldwide and tule elk in California.

About 100 pronghorns are being fitted with radio collars to track their movements throughout sections of northern Montana and southern Canada. The collars store GPS coordinates of each antelope’s location every two hours. The data helps researchers build a map of the animals’ migration patterns, and then develop conservation measures to protect them as they roam.

Numbering a half-million before the Gold Rush, California tule elk were hunted to near extinction. Only about 3,900 remain in 21 herds around the state. So Department of Fish and Game officials are using GPS tracking collars to log the herds’ movement patterns, calving areas and habitat use. The department allows only a few tule elk to be hunted each year, so the data helps officials allocate the most appropriate herds for hunters.

Wildlife monitoring is one of the many innovative uses of the technology that powers GPS fleet tracking. Whether your drivers are battling snow in Buffalo or delivering packages out in the tules, continuous real-time GPS fleet tracking will help you manage your herd of vehicles. See for yourself.

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