Give Your Love A Valentine They’ll Never Lose Track Of ❤️

What is the most dreaded holiday, and why is it Valentine’s Day? In a few short weeks, you’ll either be commiserating with your single friends or wiping your brow hoping you chose the correct gift for your sweetheart. Flowers and candy? Hackneyed remnants of a bygone era. Whether you’re gifting a committed partner, your kiddos, or a dependable friend, why not consider the gift of an animal tracker? GPS technology coupled with sensors attached to individual animals across a range of species, allows your Valentine to follow the movements of their very own wild animal. From sloths and elephants to sharks and whales, animal trackers are the gift that keeps giving long after the flowers have wilted and the chocolates have been eaten. Continue reading to discover the perfect animal tracker for your person/people.

Sloth Tracker

The idea of a sloth tracker is amusing, considering the pace of these adorable mammals, who move as little as 40 yards per day and sleep for up to 20 hours! But hey, opposites attract, so this might be the perfect tracker for the zoom-arounder in your life. They will either be too busy to check it often, or they will learn from these dawdling darlings to develop a slower pace. The Sloth Conservation Foundation, which benefits from your purchase, has varying levels of commitment including monthly donations and one-time sales. Among other things, proceeds support the foundation’s reforestation efforts, outreach programs, and insulating power lines to avoid sloth electrocutions. The sloth of your dreams is waiting for you, for as little as a one-time donation of $25.

Whale Tracker

If you have a whale of a crush on someone, let them know with a stylish bracelet from Club Ocean. The bracelet serves as a reminder to check the whereabouts of your whale. Each bracelet arrives with a QR code that allows your sweetie access to the GPS tracker for a specific whale. If you order several, you can track multiple whales. Each purchase goes toward protecting these gentle giants, from ocean conservation and cleanup to whale rescue and rehabilitation efforts. Customer reviews are positive and cite ease of use and excellent map tracking. Club Ocean‘s whale tracker is the perfect Valentine for your budding marine biologist. Find it for $27.

Shark Tracker

If you’re low on funds, the OCEARCH site allows you to track all of the sharks that they have tagged free of charge. To date, OCEARCH has tagged 371 sharks, including 123 great whites. From Bob and Buffett to Eleonor and Caroline, you can view the movements of these mammoth marine animals. If you have discretionary funds you could donate to OCEARCH, whose initiatives include education, outreach, research, and policy. Take your honey pie on a jaw-some cruise around OCEARCH. Besides sharks, you can follow sea turtles as they go about their days. No charge, but give as you feel led.

Sea Turtle Tracker

Founded in 2018 by childhood friends, Fahlo partners with nonprofits “to foster curiosity for wildlife and excitement for their conservation, one tracking experience at a time.” Fahlo offers tracking experiences with gorillas, sharks, elephant seals, elephants, polar bears, and — closer to home — red wolves in North Carolina. Each purchase tracks a real animal in real time on a 3-D map. Fahlo started as a bracelet tracking site but has recently added a plushie option. Stuffed animals, as we called ’em in the 20th century, are a traditional Valentine’s gift. Or at least they were. Go to myfahlo.com to check out the sea turtle plushie ($29.95) as well as Fahlo’s other animal tracking experiences.

Elephant Tracker

Another multi-animal tracker site, Wildlife Soul, founded in 2024, has bracelets for dolphins, elephants, lions, tigers, turtles, whales, and wolves. Each bracelet purchase includes your animal’s name and story, updates with photos, and the ability to track its movements on an exclusive map as it moves around its environment. As this is an international site, many of the reviews are not in English, but the majority are 5 stars. Head on over to wildlifesoul.com to get your elephant (or other exotic animal) tracker for $20.64.

Bear Tracker

The North American Bear Center is a non-profit education and conservation organization in Ely, Minnesota. Their website allows you to access five bear dens and a bat house via live web cameras. Though there won’t be much to see in February’s chill, as the weather begins to warm this spring, the bears will begin to stir and emerge with some of the cutest cubs ever. Though this isn’t a tracking experience per se, it comes close. Fingers crossed your feelings for your Valentine haven’t thawed with the snow and are still burning strong. Though the site is free, this worthy organization does accept donations that support new exhibits and maintenance of their facilities and equipment. Show your Valentine you love them beary much with this one-of-a-kind shared experience. Cost: Priceless.