Introducing Our New Platform
Community Announcement / Community Base
WILDLABS 2.0: Introducing Our New Platform
Stephanie O'Donnell
We're so pleased to introduce you to the new WILDLABS Platform. For the past year, we've been hard at work building a new home for our conservation technology community. Now that it's time to welcome members new and...
06 May 2022
Discussion / Community Base
New Platform Help: How do I...?
Stephanie O'Donnell
Hi wildlabbers, Through our annual survey, you've told us (for literally YEARS) that your vision for WILDLABS is that it become the online home for...
06 May 2022
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Discussion / Community Base
New Platform Help: Troubleshooting & bugs
Stephanie O'Donnell
Hi wildlabbers, We're so pleased to introduce you to the new WILDLABS Platform. For the past 18 months, we've been hard at work building a new home for our...
06 May 2022
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Community Announcement / Community Base
Getting Started in the WILDLABS Community
Ellie Warren
Welcome to WILDLABS! Our new platform is full of ways to engage with our global conservation technology community and connect you to members, resources, opportunities, events, and more. Read on to learn about how you...
06 May 2022
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
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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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| It sounds like you're looking for multiparameter probes to deploy in the water to log in situ readings as part of the baseline you want to establish, and you might be deploying... |
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| Hi Everyone,what is your #HydroMoth setup for freshwater ecoacoustic monitoring? What are your settings for... |
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| Hi Ileana, Yes, this functionality is coming, it'll be rolled out in the next few weeks. I am actually super excited about how it's working (more live chat than DM system),... |
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Community Base | 6 days 7 hours ago | |
| For transparency - Cris is one of our wonderful dev team, and sat on a call with me troubleshooting this issue this morning. So we're noting it here in case anyone else hits this... |
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Community Base | 1 week 3 days ago | |
| Thank You Netty! I love the new developments and the community setup. I am excited to see what is next. Thank you. |
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| Hi! Not quite sure where this question could otherwise fit. I am trying to look for off the shelf video systems to use for interval base video recording of animals (for... |
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Camera Traps | 1 week 6 days ago | |
| Hey all! Just thought I would share the link to this wonderful new issue of National Geographic. Very powerful data visualisation of some of the most well know remote sensing... |
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| Hi everyone! I'm a recently graduated Industrial Designer, looking for some opportunities in wildlife conservation projects. I can offer knowledge in the industry and... |
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| Hi everyone! I'm a recently graduated Industrial Designer and I want to focus my career in conservation. I want to do something relevant with what I learned in my studies:... |
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| There are only a few days left to apply to the 2022 Gathering for Open Science Hardware! Join a community of scientists, hardware developers, artists, and activists... |
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| This earth day 2022 celebration blog recaps some of the available resources from organizations that are partnering with the NICFI Satellite Data Program. The platforms, tools... |
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| I't note sure this meets your needs, but you may find this method of interest: From PLOS ONE: https://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0249715 |
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Connect & Collaborate
Jake Burton
Programme Assistant
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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The Earth Species Project
Technologist and Storyteller
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Flinders University
Postdoctoral researcher in organismal biology and conservation
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University of Augsburg
helping indigenous people use Earth observation (satellite) data
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Software engineer and manager, proficient in web backends
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PhD Student working on acoustics and hunting in tropical forests
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Zoological Society London (ZSL)
Conservation Technology Programme Manager at Zoological Society of London (ZSL)
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Alex Sams
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Professional Ecologist based in the UK. Generalist with an interest in levelling up quality and efficiency of surveys through technology.
Colin Donihue
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An evolutionary ecologist with 12+ years’ field research experience on four continents, I use advanced data analytics and eco-evolutionary experiments to determine how species are adapting to global change and how those adaptations affect ecosystems.
Margot Moen
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I am a master student at the university of Utrecht (Netherlands). My thesis intership at the NIOZ brought me into the field of telemetry and processing tracking data. My interests within biology mainly revolve around ecology and evolution.
David La Puma
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US-Based (Cape May, New Jersey) Conservation Biologist, Migration Junkie, lover of maps and GIS, Licensed Bird Bander, Birder, Father, Husband. Also working with my best friends making wildlife telemetry devices!
Sam Gandhi
- @thejollygeo
Cambridge based freelance geographer working on geospatial projects in conservation and humanitarian response, locally and globally.
Sam Codalur
- @Sampathc
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Interested in conservation
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.
Browse our resourcesEvent
Our third meetup in Season 4 will explore the latest advancements and emerging developments in data sharing and archiving in movement ecology. Join us Wednesday, May 25 at 3:00 PM BST / 10:00 AM EDT to hear short talks...
10 May 2022
Careers
Climate scientist: Storms
WILDLABS Team
Climate X are seeking an enthusiastic and capable climate scientist to quantify climate change-related risks and physical impacts of tropical and temperate storms.
10 May 2022
Event
Learn about how to use passive acoustics in different areas of research, with a focus on use cases in Madagascar
09 May 2022
Careers
Full Stack Engineer (US)
13 May 2022
Key Conservation
Article
WILDLABS Virtual Meetup: Data Analysis in Movement Ecology (Recording)
12 May 2022
EllieW
Careers
Full Stack Engineer (Global)
11 May 2022
Key Conservation
Article
Research opportunities in the Daintree World Heritage region of Far North Queensland, Australia
11 May 2022
MICHAEL_PARSONS
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WILDLABS Virtual Meetup: Data Collection in Movement Ecology (recording)
09 May 2022
WILDLABS Team
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A comprehensive review on biodiversity information portals
09 May 2022
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Community Spaces
Netty Cheruto
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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Welcome to the eighth and final module of our Build Your Own Data Logger virtual course. We’ve built, coded and tested our data logger. Now we’re taking it into the field.
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- Introducing the WILDLABS On the Edge Fellows
<p>We're proud to introduce the first <strong>WILD</strong>LABS On the Edge Fellows for 2022, Loretta Schindlerova and Meredith Palmer! Working alongside expert Edge Impulse mentors, these two fellows will use embedded machine learning to bring innovative projects to life.</p>
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- WILDLABS Virtual Meetup: Data Analysis in Movement Ecology (Recording)
Our second meetup in Season 4 explored the latest advancements and emerging developments in data analysis for movement ecology. Watch now to hear short talks from leading experts Sara Beery, Somayeh Dodge, Christen Fleming, and Mackenzie Mathis, followed by an open discussion and community exchange.
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- WILDLABS Virtual Meetups Season Four: Tracking Progress
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. Join us to discuss emerging tools for movement data collection, analysis, and sharing, and to imagine future tech innovations that could answer questions we haven’t yet thought to ask.
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- Download Now: The Technical Difficulties Editorial Series
<p>Our first <strong>WILD</strong>LABS Editorial Series is now available for download! Read the full Technical Difficulties collection and explore stories of challenges, failures, and lessons learned from the conservation tech community.</p> <p><a href="https://www.wildlabs.net/sites/default/files/technical_difficulties_finale.pdf">Download the full Technical Difficulties collection here.</a></p>
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Talia Speaker
Research Coordinator
Connect with other members in real time
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 second meetup of Season 4 will explore the future of Data Analysis in Movement Ecology and will be held on Wednesday, May 11 at 4:00 PM BST / 11:00 AM EDT. We'll hear short talks from leading experts Sara Beery, Somayeh Dodge, Christen Fleming, and Mackenzie Mathis, and then open it up to questions and discussion with the community.
Explore & Discover
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!
Rob Appleby
Community Member
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WILDLABS does everything a great community should do: it encourages the learning and sharing of cutting-edge knowledge; it fosters collaboration and cooperation between all members, and it facilitates all this through a variety of accessible, engaging, and practical programs. Join us today to be part of the experience!
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