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Introducing The Inventory!
Jake Burton
The Inventory is your one-stop shop for conservation technology tools, organisations, and R&D projects. Start contributing to it now!
1 May 2024
Article / Community Base | Acoustics + 22
The Inventory User Guide
Jake Burton
Read in detail about how to use The Inventory, our new living directory of conservation technology tools, organisations, and R&D projects.
1 May 2024
Article / Community Base | Early Career + 2
It has been an extraordinary year supporting and growing the regional East African Conservation Technology Community at WILDLABS. We've made great strides and unlocked exciting opportunities for our community as we...
29 April 2024
Discussion / Community Base
Welcome to WILDLABS!
Stephanie O'Donnell
Hello and welcome to the WILDLABS community! With 6,000 members and counting, we want to get to know you a little better. In a couple of...
29 October 2015
Article / Community Base | East Africa Community
InConversation: Season 1*Final Episode*
Esther Githinji
Tap into our new and exciting community-focused conversation series! In this first season of InConversation, we're in East Africa with host Esther Githinji. Listen in as we chat one-on-one with your favourite...
30 April 2024
Conversations & Questions
Akiba
Community Member
Add your voice to our conservation tech community
The WILDLABS community forums are a fountain of knowledge. By joining discussions, we can understand what the real problems are, collaborate with people with the right expertise to solve those problems, and work together to craft real solutions. We hope you'll join the conversation!
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| There is a South African company Avior labs that successfully does drone surveys on game farms using AI to count and identify wildlife. The trick is to use both infra-red and... |
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AI for Conservation | 22 minutes 47 seconds ago | |
| Hi all, @StephODonnell and I are making plans for our trip to Davos in June for the World Biodiversity Forum. Is anyone else planning to be... |
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Community Base, Biologging | 13 hours 25 minutes ago | |
| Hi all,I'm curious to hear experiences/thoughts on mounting microphones in potted instrument housings that will receive a fair amount of... |
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Acoustics | 16 hours 55 minutes ago | |
| Hello guys,I'm looking into the topic of measuring species vulnerability to overharvesting of species in trade. I am exploring existing... |
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Ending Wildlife Trafficking Online, Marine Conservation, Wildlife Crime | 20 hours 9 minutes ago | |
| Thank you so much for your support. I am finding it really difficult to find the funding for the initial development. We need lots of engineering time to refine our detection and... |
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AI for Conservation, Drones, Emerging Tech, Human-Wildlife Conflict, Wildlife Crime | 1 day 3 hours ago | |
| Hi Tabitha, What recording settings were you using when you saw these differences? I've measured the consumption across some different firmware versions and I can't see any... |
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Acoustics | 1 day 23 hours ago | |
| Hi Jamie,Nitrate sensors for sewage are quite pricey, so I might go with a bunch of OpenCTD loggers, on the theory that the conductivity will spike in sewage. There may also... |
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Build Your Own Data Logger Community, Citizen Science | 3 days 8 hours ago | |
| Depending what you want to do, there are free services to annotate values for each point, interpolating between available time-location records in the RS data.The EnvDATA Track... |
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Remote Sensing & GIS | 3 days 21 hours ago | |
| Thank you very much for this Esther. I also came across Trade in Wildlife Information Exchange (TWIX) which is a enforcement tool for international wildlife trade. |
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Women in Conservation Tech Programme (WiCT), Citizen Science, Emerging Tech, East Africa Community | 4 days 14 hours ago | |
| Hey there @JakeBurton , sorry, I did not see your message! Why don't you shoot me an email with some tentative availability to luca.pegoraro (at) wsl.ch, and we take it from... |
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Autonomous Camera Traps for Insects | 4 days 20 hours ago | |
| Hey @FleuryGS :)Bright Frog Game Studios is producing some really cool environmental education video games that more people should know about! I've gone ahead and added it as an... |
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Human-Wildlife Conflict | 6 days ago | |
| Hi everyone,We’ve emerged into the genomic age and it is a powerful approach to back wildlife conservation. However, sometimes it can be tricky to become familiar with... |
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Community Base | 6 days 20 hours ago |
Connect & Collaborate
Jake Burton
WILDLABS Project Officer
Meet conservation tech community members from around the world
WILDLABS members are working in conservation tech on every continent. No matter what you’re working on - or where - you’ll find someone to connect with in our community. To message people directly, create a profile today!
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St. Lawrence University
Visiting Assistant Professor at St. Lawrence University
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- @willgertler
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Co-Founder & CEO, Kumbatia Seafood. Passionate about small-scale fisheries, regenerative ingredient sourcing, and sustainable coastal development.
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Brazilian conservation biologist that work with camera traps, niche models, and mammals.
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- @PhilAtkin
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Embedded software developer of 40+ years experience, hardware designer.
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Artificial Intelligence and Environmental Science Researcher
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Bartolome Ortiz Viso
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PhD in Applied Machine Learning with a background in Bio-Mathematics
Robin Marti Sarasa
- @RobinMarti
Currently involved in a group project focused in the connection between new technologies and wildlife conservation, particularly exploring the potential of leveraging emerging monitoring technologies and software developments to protect red-list endangered species and their habit
Eshetu Moges Adamu
- @civetmusk129
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I am a wildlife Ecologist and I have been doing ecological research mainly on population dynamics and climate change senarios, and I am also highly intersted to do modeling of wildlife ecology mainly on carnivores and large bovides
Vanam Ecologics
- @vanamecologics
Ecological Consultancy based out of Pune (MH, India). Helping corporates, NGOs, institutes, private land owners and citizen scientists to document, monitor and strategize Ecological Conservation
Daniel Leite
- @djleite
Interested in EvoDevo, Bioinformatics, Genomes and Conservations Tools. Your contact for SequenceServer. https://sequenceserver.com/
Vijay Shankar Venkataraman
- @vijayshankarv
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Data Scientist at Taking Root. Interested in using data for restoring nature and livelihoods.
Ideas & Updates
Ellie Warren
WILDLABS Editor
Keep up with the #Tech4Wildlife Community
Your experiences and knowledge are important to the future of conservation tech - so share your story! Post a new article, event or opportunity and help create a living hub for conservation technology that everyone can use.
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Share Your Work in a Conservation Technology Video
Robin Marti Sarasa
Do you have photos and videos of your conservation tech work? We want to include them in a conservation technology showcase video
17 May 2024
Event
SCGIS Annual Conference: Conservation for Action
Joel Masselink
Join us for our 27th SCGIS Annual Conference, which will be held September 4-6, 2024 at the National Conservation Training Center (NCTC) in Shepherdstown, West Virginia USA!
17 May 2024
Event
Join us for the Camera Traps, AI, and Ecology workshop, part of an international series focusing on wildlife monitoring using AI and camera traps. This workshop, held both live and online, unites camera trap data...
9 May 2024
Funding
Save Our Seas, small grant call (±$5K)
19 May 2024
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Funding
REDAA call for £1-1.5M projects
19 May 2024
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Funding
300 funding and finance opportunities in free database
4 May 2024
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Funding
Travel grants for insect monitoring an AI
3 May 2024
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Community Spaces
Esther Githinji
East Africa Coordinator
Join a group and find your community
Connecting with people who understand the technology, species, and habitats you’re working with is so important to building your conservation tech network. Whether you’re looking for expert advice or just want to chat about your experiences, our Groups will help you find your corner of the WILDLABS community.
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In 1987, sustainability was defined by the United Nations Brundtland Commission as “meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”In 1987, sustainability was defined by the United Nations Brundtland Commission as “meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”
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Listen in on our interview with human-predator conflict expert, Gabi Fleury and gain a deeper understanding of the importance of holistic, ethical and community-led approaches to developing tech solutions for conservation.
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Talia Speaker
Research Specialist
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Our team works to make WILDLABS’ events engaging, fun, and informative. From Tech Tutors to Virtual Meetups to Community Calls, our events will help you learn, connect, and explore new conservation tech ideas.
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You’re invited to connect with fellow WILDLABS community members in one of our upcoming in person meetups! Drop by one of our happy hour events to meet other community members, hear what peers are working on, and chat with the WILDLABS team.
Find these events and more in our conservation technology calendar!
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WILDLABS Collections will help you dive deeper into the conservation tech topics that matter most to you, and find favorite resources from other community members. Start exploring our collections below!
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EarthRanger: All you need to know!
Netty Cheruto
3 August 2022
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Rob Appleby
Community Member
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