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About IWS

International Wildlife Services (IWS) is a full service company which provides services in the whole chain of wildlife research from the beginning to the end, anywhere on this planet.

We help you with:

  • research setup
  • funding
  • safe trapping of your study animals
  • tagging your animals with different kinds of GPS, classic VHF or any other kind of transmitters
  • processing your data
  • publishing your results

Most of the trapping and GPS related hardware is produced by ourselves or our partners and is offered to you for a competitive and very friendly price.

Tagging animals with transmitters is invasive and with regards to animal welfare should be done with the greatest care based on a vast experience. We can deliver that to you.

Some of our Tags

Otters

Otters
Manatees

Manatees
Sousliks

Sousliks
Giraffes

Giraffes
Your animal?

Your animal?

Research


IWS offers you valuable assistance in the first stage of your study. Together with you we can define research questions and matching methodology.

Funds


Obtaining the required research budget can be a challenge. Using our worldwide network and experience in raising funds for wildlife studies, IWS can lend you a helping hand.

Results


IWS can assist in an efficient way to process data. We have experience with home range, activity, sensor, trap cam and GIS analyses. We can also do a write-up of these in a report or scientific paper.

What we can do for you

Tagging


IWS offers tracking devices for any wildlife study which benefits wildlife conservation. Most of the GPS related hardware has been produced by ourselves or our partners. We also provide classic VHF transmitters for external attachment or safe implanting.

Trapping


Trapping animals is invasive and with regards to animal welfare should be done with the greatest care. Therefore we always use trap transmitters. We can do safe trapping for you under guidance of local or our own wildlife vets.

Workshops


We believe in sharing knowledge. We would like to do so based on our vast experience with fieldwork and wildlife tracking. Therefore we offer workshops and lectures about fieldwork techniques, the use of trap cams, safe trapping, all kinds of transmitters, sensors and processing data.

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Set up research

  • We can help with
setting up research and raising funds
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Tagging animals

  • We can help with
safe trapping and tagging of wildlife
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Data Processing

  • We can help with
processing data & writing reports
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Turn Key

  • We do all for you
set up, trapping, tagging & publishing
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SHARE KNOWLEDGE

  • We can
give lectures & organize workshops
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Success Stories

You make it happen!

Teun Smink provided valuable assistance in my scientific study into red deer behaviour in Bialowieza forest, Poland

dr. D.P.J. Kuijper

Together with Addy de Jongh I have safely trapped otters for the Dutch reintroduction.

Vadim Sidorovich

We had a great co-operation during the successful reintroduction of the otter in the Netherlands.

Egbert Beens

Our Projects

FAQ

Order and build of transmitters

We can build your transmitter order in as little as 21 days (a 50,- rush fee for each transmitter applies when you need it earlier). We prefer that you place your order four to five weeks before you need them

Shipment

We can ship with DHL and UPS. The shipping costs depend on the region, weight of the parcel and the speed of delivery, as calculated using UPS.com and DHL.com. Also your own shipping account could be used. In that case we will omit shipping costs from our invoice.

Payment

We accept Visa, AMEX, Mastercard, E-banking (e.g. Sofort, iDeal) and PayPal, as well as Purchase Orders from recognized agencies and institutions. To expedite processing your order, please provide payment information when you place an order. Before payment we send you a Proforma Invoice. After acceptance you receive a final invoice for payment.

Warranty period

New and first cycle refurbished GPS collars are warranted for one year from the time of shipment, or from the calculated minimum battery life, whichever occurs first. GPS collars can be refurbished up to three times. The warranty will expire immediately when the casing or enclosure of a transmitter has been opened, damaged or tampered with before using it on the study animal.

Equipment repair

We usually can repair a transmitter in as little as 5 days from the time we receive it. The price of replacement transmitter batteries (LiPo, NiMH or NiCad) depends on battery capacity. For products with expired warranty a standard transmitter check costs 100 and the total costs of the repair depends on the part which needs to be replaced. A revised estimate will be sent to you for authorization. New battery packs are warranted for one year from date of purchase. Repaired transmitters are warranted for thirty (30) days from date of return shipment. Shipment is payed for by the customer (see 2. Shipment)

Refurbishment Equipment

We provide a refurbishment service for GPS trackers at a nominal cost depending on the model. GPS equipment can be refurbished up to three times. Shipment is payed for by the customer (see 2. Shipment)

Schedule of GPS fixes and data transmission

The user can easily change the GPS and data transmission settings of the transmitters remotely through a secured web portal. More GPS fixes and/or more data transmissions will take more power from the battery and therefore shorten battery life. Also firmware can be updated remotely.

Costs of data transmission

The costs for data transmissions to and from our server are not included in the purchase of any of our GPS trackers using a GSM, Iridium or Globalstar modem. Depending on the type (GSM, Iridium or GlobalStar), amount and frequency of data transmissions data plan costs can vary between 3 (GSM/GPRS) – 40 (Iridium) per tracker per month.

Team

Teun Smink

Teun Smink

Wildlife Manager
Our youngest pack member full of drive, passion and latest knowledge.
Addy de Jongh

Addy de Jongh

CEO & Biologist
Our senior biologist, who monitors wild animals from small to large.
Dmitri Zabyaka

Dmitri Zabyaka

Electronics Engineer
Our technical master mind for whom there is no IQ meter yet.
Wim Stroomberg

Wim Stroomberg

Office Manager
Our unbreakable rock in the surf. He keeps all running at our base station.
Vincent Gerrits

Vincent Gerrits

Webmaster
Our wordpress guru, visualizing for you what we have to offer.
Ton de Haan

Ton de Haan

Entrepreneur
Our business and communication advisor

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Phone:

+31 (0) 58 213 01 85

Email:

info@internationalwildlifeservices.com

Address:

Spanjaardslaan 136 8917 AX Leeuwarden, the Netherlands, Trade name: SON Location Based Services B.V., Dutch Chamber of Commerce nr.: 54022215

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