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discussion / Camera Traps  / 19 April 2023

Indigenous groups working with camera traps in Latin America

Talia Speaker

Talia Speaker

WILDLABS
World Wide Fund for Nature/ World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
I'm the WILDLABS Research Specialist at WWF-US
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Group Curator

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Does anybody work with or know of Indigenous groups in Latin America who are proficient with camera trapping and using cam trap data for conservation/management action? A collaborator is looking into potential knowledge exchange opportunities with a group based in Paraguay. They could be anywhere in Latin America, but ideally would be able to communicate in Spanish. Thanks!



Amanda L Gonzales
@AGONZALES  | She Her
Conservationist with almost 15 years of experience working in Latin America and the Caribbean. Expertise in social science, community-based conservation, capacity building, and species reintroduction.

21 April 2023 1:27pm

Hello,

Happy to put you in contact with some of my grantees working in Mexico who have extensive experience in capacity building for indigenous communities focused in species monitoring, including: Eco-Creando Soluciones, AC, Bosque Antiguo, AC, Bioconciencia, AC. Let me know.

Best,

Amanda

Eric Greenlee
@Eric24  | he/him
Georgia Institute of Technology
PhD student in Computer Science specializing in sensing and wireless communications for social good

21 April 2023 2:23pm

I've heard that Alianza Ceibo and Amazon Frontlines use camera traps in the Amazonian regions of Ecuador, Colombia, and Peru to monitor poaching and land encroachment. You can reach out to them directly or I can put you in touch with one of their program managers if you'd like (I only have her # and don't want to post her personal info directly on here though).