Data from: Moving in the Anthropocene: global reductions in terrestrial mammalian movements

Animal movement is fundamental for ecosystem functioning and species
survival, yet the effects of the anthropogenic footprint on animal
movements have not been estimated across species. Using a unique
GPS-tracking database of 803 individuals across 57 species, we found that
movements of mammals in areas with a comparatively high human footprint
were on average one-half to one-third the extent of their movements in
areas with a low human footprint. We attribute this reduction to
behavioral changes of individual animals and to the exclusion of species
with long-range movements from areas with higher human impact. Global loss
of vagility alters a key ecological trait of animals that affects not only
population persistence but also ecosystem processes such as predator-prey
interactions, nutrient cycling, and disease transmission.