Hi everyone,
I'm wondering if anyone knows of mobile or computer applications which have been designed for use in wildlife marketplaces?
So far I can find:
- Wildlife Witness: https://www.wildlifewitness.net/
- an Education for Nature Vietnam (ENV) app (no link to the actual app found: https://env4wildlife.org
- WildScan from the Freeland Foundation: https://www.bornfreeusa.org/campaigns/wildlife-trade/wildscan/
Any other links, code or press releases are welcome!
14 October 2021 9:51pm
Hi Sicily,
I did a search and found this:
https://wildlifetrade.wcs.org/WCS-Response/Mobile-App.aspx
Developed by Wildlife Conservation Society and US Department of Defence Legacy program.
But the first one on your list, which is done as part of a TRAFFIC program looks quite good and easy for anyone to use. I'm a huge fan of Crawford and Rachel and the whole TRAFFIC and WWF team.
Good luck,
Drue
20 October 2021 9:11am
Hi Drue,
Thank you for your response. I guess I was confused since there were the emergence of Wildlife Crime Tecghnology Challenges and it seems that many programs did not make it to deployment. Any clues on this?
Many thanks,
Sicily
22 October 2021 1:47pm
The Conservation Tech Directory (https://conservationtech.directory/) has some others listed! A quick search yields for example: Tank Watch, eOceans (they have a number of species-specific programs), Investeggator, Shark Trace (also a TRAFFIC program).
There is also a new tech challenge aimed at mitigating tiger/pelt trade - https://www.tigerthon.com/.
And ConservationX is working onthe NABIT currently - not a smartphone app, but a hand-held device. Hope this helps!
22 October 2021 2:20pm
Forgot to also mention the Coalition to End Wildlife Trade Online - https://www.endwildlifetraffickingonline.org/. Which is not an app itself, but works with app companies to better identify and remove wildlife trafficking content.
Drue Freeman