Disclosed is a method for identifying an individual animal in a group of animals in an area, wherein the animals are provided with identification tags and the area comprises at least one identification station. The method comprises detecting (S110) an event of interest related to the individual animal among the group of animals and subsequently tracking (S120) the individual animal. The method further comprises detecting (S130) an interaction between the individual animal and the identification station, and determining (S140) an identity for the individual animal based on information read from the identification tag of the individual animal at the identification station.
