# Colonies

You can create colonies to track feral animals. You can track the colony location, size and date the colony was first registered.

You can also track the specific animals in a colony, and the colony’s caretakers.


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**Where do I find it?**

You can find the [**Colonies**](https://manage.rescuegroups.org/colonies) page by going to **Animals > Colonies**.

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==Click here for information on permissions== 

The following actions are available for Animal Colonies with the specified service and user roles:

| Action | Description | Services | User Roles |
|--------|-------------|----------|------------|
| View   | Able to view colonies, colony animals and colony caretakers | Data Management<br>Web Site | Colony Admin |
| Add    | Able to add a colony | Data Management<br>Web Site | Colony Admin |
| Edit   | Able to modify the properties of a colony | Data Management<br>Web Site | Colony Admin |
| Delete | Able to delete a colony | Data Management<br>Web Site | Colony Admin |

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# Add a colony

To add a colony, click the Add a Colony button on the [Colonies](https://manage.rescuegroups.org/colonies) page.

The following information about the colony will be collected:

* **Name:\***  The name of the colony.


* **Location:\***  Select the location of the colony.  This list is from the list of [Locations](/doc/31982ec6-d497-4860-8366-76970a97bc3e) you have added, and may include street address.


* **Specific Location:**  Enter the specific location of the colony.


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Example: South-west corner of the movie theater.

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* **Number of Animals:** Enter the number of animals that are in the colony.


* **Registered Date:** Enter the date that you first registered or recorded the colony.

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# Edit a colony

To edit a colony, click the **Edit colony** button on the Colonies page, or click the **Edit** button on the colony's page.

# Delete a colony

To delete a colony, select the check box next to the colony you want to delete and select **Delete** from the **Actions** drop down.

# Colony Caretakers

You can see all Colonies for which a specific contact is a caretaker by clicking **Colony Caretakers** at the top of the contact’s page.

You can add caretakers to a colony by going to the colony and clicking the link for **Caretakers** next to the colony you want to manage.

You can see a list of the caretakers associated with a colony by going to the Colony page and clicking the Caretakers link at the top of the page.

See [Tracking Colony Animals](/doc/8d2ec791-58bd-482f-ba24-b1d0d2e919ed) for more information about how to track colonies of feral cats.

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**Documents**

- [About Colony Animals](https://guides.rescuegroups.org/s/4a2c57ff-3678-4bc0-8cf0-d6d45df023da/doc/about-colony-animals-QSISct4A0D)