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The battery challenge - how to reduce battery waste
Femke Hilderink
Hi everyone, So much great stuff is being developed here! Currently, the use of technology in conservation has become quite normal. We are all familiar with camera traps and...
8 February 2019
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Discussion / Climate Change
We’re exploring big questions in conservation tech sustainability as we build our next editorial series focusing on that very subject. As a global community focusing on creating...
28 June 2022
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Discussion / East Africa Community
The overriding objective of many economies in East Africa is to progress the nations with more efficient systems in the different sectors, to achieve sustainability. With...
29 June 2022
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Discussion / Open Source Solutions
Open source tools help our community think of creative solutions, share resources, and make conservation tech tools more affordable and accessible for everyone. All of that...
30 June 2022
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Akiba
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| Just to say, all these ideas and questions you're wondering about are great and helping us kick around ideas about what we could organise to help answer them. I was initially... |
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| "Preliminary results- Fecal samples are increasingly used in wildlife research to confirm species’ presence and to estimate population densities, which could be promising to... |
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| Hi everyone, I'm new here! I'm a UX designer and researcher, and an animal lover. Excited to be part of Conservation Tech here at WildLabs! Feel free to reach out to me for... |
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| We’re so excited to see what comes of the growing discussions on sustainability started throughout our community. As the WILDLABS team builds our next... |
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| I've been working with a current visiting scholar who's from China and has been interested in getting started with some acoustic monitoring studies when he goes back to China... |
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| I'm in the early stages of my marine conservation career and have also been applying for jobs. Being part of such a group would be such a great opportunity to give and receive... |
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| Hi wildlabbers! Every second friday, we host a work out loud space here in the community. We host it the day our digest hits your inbox, so It's super easy to... |
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| Hello,The hydrophone_survey_results.pdf file is not opening. Is the link still working? I would be keen to see it. Thank you. |
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| More info on the CCAI flyer here (doc also attached to the post)."From... |
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| Hi Turu, To be able to assist you, I would like to understand the following first:1. What feature of data did you export/get from EarthRanger? i.e shapefile? CSV? etc.2. What... |
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Ecological Interaction
Founder of E.I. Ecological Interaction and Green Fab Catalunya. Manager of ROMI : Robotics for Microfarms and OSBH Open Source Beehives
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Grew up in Zimbabwe, living in New Zealand. Conservationist, technologist, trainee pilot
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Jonathon D Cepek
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I am the Wildlife Ecologist for the Cleveland Metroparks. I run a long-term, urban ecology project using over 200 wildlife cameras paired with vegetation monitoring sites. This project investigates wildlife distribution and species relationships in our 24,000+ acre park system.
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With a background in cross cultural approaches to conservation, Jennifer currently leads a suite of capacity development programs aimed at creating innovative, inclusive and impact driven solutions to global conservation issues.
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Ellie Warren
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Announcing Our Upcoming Sustainability Series
Ellie Warren
WILDLABS is seeking your stories and thoughts on sustainability challenges and solutions in conservation tech
30 June 2022
Event
The first BioDT webinar presents the project's objectives and goals, and its interaction with the LUMI Supercomputer, fundamental for building its modelling and simulation capabilities. The discussion will pave the way...
30 June 2022
Article
In an effort to sustainably supply clean water within the conservancy, Ol Pejeta has installed Hydropanels; a water technology that utilizes solar energy to extract clean, pollutant-free drinking water from the...
29 June 2022
Careers
Postdoc: Environmental Remote Sensing
30 June 2022
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Research Associate in Data Fusion for Forest Monitoring & Modelling
30 June 2022
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Careers
Postdoc: Remote sensing of invasive alien trees & ecosystem degradation in Cape Floristic Region
30 June 2022
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ARSET webinar series - Monitoring Aquatic Vegetation with Remote Sensing
27 June 2022
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NVIDIA Academic Hardware Grant Program
27 June 2022
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Netty Cheruto
East Africa Coordinator
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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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- Bird Sounds Global web portal
A new web portal for annotating bird sounds has been opened called Bird Sounds Global (BSG). It is part of project LIFEPLAN, and its key objective is to develop global, automated software for bird sound identification.
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Ever wanted to become a Drone Pilot? Here is your chance!
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- New app aims to take a bite out of illegal shark fin trade
Powered by artificial intelligence, a new app called Fin Finder enables customs inspectors to take a photo of a shark or ray fin and identify it within seconds. Developed by Conservation International in partnership with Singapore’s National Parks Board, and supported by Microsoft and other partners, this app could help governments confiscate illegal animal parts that are hidden in plain sight.
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- New Conservation Tech Directory update
Our fourth and final meetup in Season 4 explored the future of movement ecology, including tools that could change the game and questions we might not yet have thought to ask. On June 8, we heard short talks from leading experts Christian Rutz, Ran Nathan, Martin Wikelski, and Tanya Berger-Wolf, followed by open discussion and community exchange.
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- New wildlife forensics lab - Singapore
Mongabay article on the recently launched Centre for Wildlife Forensics in Singapore, noting their successes so far in catching wildlife traffickers and uncovering trafficking routes
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- New article (Reuters): Orca stuck in river to be lured to sea using drone with loudspeakers
"A drone emitting orca sounds will be used in attempt to guide the animal, whose health is fast deteriorating"
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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.
Tracking Progress
Virtual Meetups Season 4
This season, we’re bringing together leading engineers, conservationists, and academics to explore the future of technology in movement ecology and ask where exactly investment is needed to catapult this field forward.
The fourth and final meetup of Season 4 will explore Future Questions & Tools in Movement Ecology and will be held on Wednesday, June 8 at 3:00 PM BST / 10:00 AM EDT. We'll hear short talks from leading experts Christian Rutz, Ran Nathan, Martin Wikelski, and Tanya Berger-Wolf, followed by open discussion and community exchange.
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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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Sustainability in Conservation Tech
Ellie Warren
28 June 2022
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Rob Appleby
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