DOI: 10.5061/dryad.547d7wmfc

Three sets of data are presented here. Firstly, data on the proportion of projects registered on Movebank.org with less than 10 biologgers per project by starting year. These data clearly show how this proportion is following an upward trajectory.

Secondly, the data corresponding to the biologging projects on raptors in the Iberian Peninsula (years 1978-2020) are shown. Included are: starting year of each project, number of biologgers used and whether the project generated scientific publications, grey literature or was not published at all. The data shows how projects generate less and less scientific knowledge and how the number of biologgers used is a good proxy for whether the project will generate scientific knowledge or not.

Finally, data from interviews carried out with 29 biologging experts on the existing animal handling laws in each country, their effectiveness and the proportion of biologging projects that generate scientific publications are shown. In general, it appears that although laws exist in most countries, they do not seem to be effective and experts believe that a significant proportion of projects do not generate scientific publications.

Description of the data and file structure

Three blocks of files are presented, one for each dataset analyzed (Movebank, Raptors, Surveys). The data tables can be split for better data handling. In that case they are numbered and in the script, it is explained which analysis/figure they generate. Each data table consists of two sheets, a main sheet containing the data and a secondary sheet describing the variables. The scripts are also named according to the data group they work with (Movebank, Raptors, Surveys).