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# Move animals and review location history

To record a move, open **Locations** and select **Move animals**. Pick the animals or group, where they're going and when it happened, then record it. Creatures updates who is where and keeps every move in the animal's location history.

## Record a move

You can start in three places on **Locations**:

- **Move animals** at the top of the page. It shows once your workspace has an animal or group.
- **Move** on a place that has animals. This fills in where they're moving from.
- **Place animals** on an empty place, or **Add animals here** on one with animals. This lists animals without a place yet. Tick who lives there and select the button, such as **Place 3 goats**.

To move animals that already have a place, fill in the panel:

1. Under **What is moving?**, choose **One or more animals** or **A group**.
2. Pick the animals. Each name shows its breed and where it is now. A group shows its size and where it is.
3. Under **Move to**, choose where they're going. Below it, Creatures shows where they're moving from.
4. Leave **Move type**, under **More options**, on **Move**.
5. Under **When does this happen?**, keep **Now** and select the button, such as **Move 2 goats**.

![Move animals with Magnus of Glen Lyon moving to South Pasture](https://cdn-test.creatures.com/9d6/70c/943/8065f.png?width=1328)

The lists only show animals and groups that this workspace owns or co-owns.

## Record a move that already happened

Choose **Earlier**, then set **When did it happen?** to the real date. Select **Add a time** if you know it. The button changes to end in **earlier**, such as **Move 2 goats earlier**.

![Earlier selected with the When did it happen date, Add a time, the history notice and the earlier move button](https://cdn-test.creatures.com/6f0/855/90c/16a6d.png?width=1328)

Creatures never guesses about earlier history. If a later move depends on the one you're adding, it stops and asks you to review instead of rewriting anything.

## Plan a move for later

Choose **Later**, pick the **Date** (select **Add a time** for a set time), then select the button, such as **Plan move for 2 goats**. Nothing changes yet. The move shows under **Upcoming moves** on the **Places** and **Moves** tabs.

When it's due, that morning or at the time you set, the move appears in the [Action Center](https://help.creatures.com/en/article/notifications-and-the-action-center-1apeewj/) on your Dashboard. The bell's **Open Action Center** link takes you there. Then:

- **Execute** records the move. Confirm with **Record movement**.
- **Cancel** keeps it in the history as cancelled, without moving anyone. Confirm with **Cancel movement**.
- **Snooze** puts it off for now.

To call it off sooner, select **Cancel** next to it under **Upcoming moves**, then **Cancel move**. Only the Action Center can record a planned move.

## Count groups, splits and open gates

A count group tracks a headcount instead of a profile for each animal. For one, the panel asks **How many animals are moving?** **Split** moves part of the group and leaves the rest where it is. **Merge** adds animals to the part already at the new place. Both need a count group.

**Open gates** records two connected places the animals use together. Turn on **These locations share a usable gate**, then choose the **First gate location** and **Connected location**. To end it, open the **Status** tab, select **Close gates** under **Open gates**, choose **Keep the animals in**, then select **Close gates now**.

## See where an animal has been

Open the animal's profile and find **Current location** in its **About** details (select **About** if they're hidden). Select **Location history** to see each move, newest first. Each one shows its type, status (**Completed**, **Planned**, **Cancelled** or **Reversed**), date and where it went, such as "West Pasture → North Pasture".

![Current location North Pasture on an animal profile with Location history below](https://cdn-test.creatures.com/764/2c4/d7b/9d8f0.png?width=704)

Only people who help care for the animal, like its owners and your team, can see this. It's separate from the public location you set with **Update location**. **Sharing** controls what visitors see. See [Who can see your locations](https://help.creatures.com/en/article/who-can-see-your-locations-zb2s55/).

To see a place's history instead, select its name in **Locations** to open its page, then look under **History**. See [Check occupancy, pasture rest, and property activity](https://help.creatures.com/en/article/check-occupancy-pasture-rest-and-property-activity-1awkifp/).

## Describe a move in your own words

At the bottom of **Locations**, the AI-assisted **Say the move. Ask the history.** panel can fill in a move for you. Under **Speak a move**, type something like "Move Sugar from North Pasture to the barn at 4 PM" and select **Prepare draft**. Then select **Review move** to open the move panel, filled in. Nothing changes until you record it.

Under **Ask where**, ask something like "Where was Sugar yesterday at noon?" and select **Find location**.

## If something looks wrong

- **Recorded the wrong place?** Select **Undo** on the message that confirms the move. It shows for about 10 seconds. After that, record a new move to the right place. Both moves stay in the history.
- **"The location for … changed a moment ago. Review it and try again."** Someone moved these animals first. Refresh the page and check where they are.
- **"… in an open gate session. Close the gates first."** Close the gates on the **Status** tab, then try again.

### Related information

- [Set up and organize locations](https://help.creatures.com/en/article/set-up-and-organize-locations-1f4oo3o/)
- [Check occupancy, pasture rest, and property activity](https://help.creatures.com/en/article/check-occupancy-pasture-rest-and-property-activity-1awkifp/)
- [Map location boundaries](https://help.creatures.com/en/article/map-location-boundaries-1gud4vq/)
- [Track animals without individual profiles](https://help.creatures.com/en/article/track-animals-without-individual-profiles-nbado5/)