I could see it being especially helpful for round TDRs. For the typical GLS with notches for the zip-ties it seems somewhat unnecessary. Maybe it depends on the species? I skipped it in my attachments for kittiwakes and we never re-caught or re-sighted a bird missing a logger.

Or skip the self-amalgamating tape altogether! I tend not to use it and I wonder if it really is necessary.

This is a link to an older version (I didn't write it). You do need a list of the internal database numbers for each tag.

Yes, we have a python script that downloads data automatically for us.

We do.

I would read this book.

4. Anti-Consumerism: Reject the commercialisation of science. Advocate for open access to scientific knowledge and oppose profit-driven research agendas. Knowledge should be shared freely, not hoarded for profit.