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Event /  27 May 2026

The Variety Hour: May 2026

You're invited to the May 2026 Variety Hour! Hear about new approaches in conservation tech, from ocean soundscape and aerial wildlife monitoring to AI tools for scaling bat roost surveys and tracking global change.

Online Event
27 May 2026 - this event is in the past.
4:00 pm ~ 5:00 pm Europe/London

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The Variety Hour hosted by WILDLABS returns this May with a strong focus on how artificial intelligence is reshaping the way we understand, monitor, and protect the natural world. AI is no longer a future concept in conservation tech, it is actively being deployed in the field, embedded in monitoring systems, and integrated into decision-making workflows.

You never know what you’ll find or who you’ll meet at our Variety Hour, and that’s part of the fun! You might catch speed talks from community members working around the world, learn from a leading conservation tech expert, discover a new tool, test your wildlife trivia skills, or find a great opportunity, maybe even all of the above.

Rather than a traditional webinar or structured lecture series, the Variety Hour is a flexible, interactive space where ideas move quickly between presentation and discussion. It is designed to surface emerging work, encourage questions, and connect people building and using conservation technologies in very different contexts, from remote field sites to global data platforms.

 

The Variety Hour: May 2026

 

Join us on May 27th at 11:00 EDT / 16:00 BST for a fantastic lineup of talks. To come along, register here.

This month’s session features three three short talks from Moshe Michelashvili, Barney Stannah, and William Rees, followed by a long talk from Martin Sommerschuh. Together, the talks will showcase new approaches in conservation and wildlife monitoring, including AI-powered analysis of natural environments, translation of ocean soundscapes into actionable conservation insights, the use of drones and computer vision for large-scale wildlife surveys, and AI-assisted video review techniques to improve efficiency and accuracy in bat roost monitoring.

 

Agenda:

  • Moshe Michelashvili - Deep Voice: Translating Ocean Soundscapes into Conservation Action
  • Barney Stannah - Aerial Conservation Monitoring: Using AI and Drones to Transform Wildlife Monitoring
  • William Rees - Scaling Bat Roost Surveys - AI-Assisted Video Review
  • Intermission - The WILDLABS Quiz
  • Martin Sommerschuh - Global Nature Watch: AI-Powered Insights for Nature

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