I would probably ask: “If your code basically does not allow you to take harmful actions, what should you do if you are provided with irrefutable proof that your existence, supported by components built and developed with “rare minerals” extracted from conflict areas is actually harming and destroying indigenous communities and biodiversity?”

Hello,
This is an incredible initiative, and exactly the kind of practical AI application that can make a huge impact in the conservation space!

As an AI Solutions Architect based in the US with 20 years of tech experience, I have built several RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) and Agentic solutions. I would love to contribute directly to the implementation or consulting side of this project if required.

Whether you need help with structuring the retrieval pipelines for the forum data, designing the agentic workflows, or handling the backend and cloud deployment, I would be happy to jump in and support the build.

Please let me know how I can best get involved, or if you'd like to chat about the technical architecture and how to bring this to life!

Hey, interesting discussion! I'm curious—how do you think AI can better collaborate with local communities in conservation? Also, what role should ethics play when designing these AI agents? Would love to hear more thoughts! fnaf 3 game

Hi all, Steve here, a software engineer in Ohio. I have spent the past year building an open-source network of solar LoRa mesh trail cameras to monitor my family's land in northeast Ohio, which is how I fell down the conservation-tech rabbit hole and eventually found my way here. Long-time lurker, especially in the Camera Traps group. Glad to finally be joining in, and happy to talk LoRa mesh, low-power ESP32 camera nodes, or on-device detection with anyone chasing similar problems.

Hi all,

My name is David, based in Zurich, Switzerland. I run Techno-Merce, where we build satellite detection of illegal mining and land-cover change: radar fused with optical images, so activity shows up under all conditions. Validated so far against illegal gold mining sites in Ghana and Liberia, and we're working with government agencies across the continent of Africa.

I'm here to connect with professionals in the field and understand how our work could be useful to protected-area teams in the space of mapping, terrain classification, land degradation, and protection against encroachment.

Open to collaborations and pilot projects.

Great idea!. I am interested in joining. 

Sounds great Matt!

Hello everyone,

Great idea! I would also join and happily-actively contribute to a HD group on technology. 

I am working for Callisto - Wildlife and Nature Conservation Society, an NGO, in Greece as part of its Human Dimensions group, and we are currently researching human-carnivore-related emerging technologies in the context of pastoralism-livestock.

So please, start this new group :)

Warm regards,

Dimitris

Hi Stephen, Hi All!

I'm very keen to see this group be created and bring together a wide audience of those interested in Z&A's role in conservation tech. I have recently started as a researcher at Marwell Wildlife / the University of Surrey in the UK, and I like many of you I am particularly interested in how to transfer utility from Zoo research to in-situ contexts. 

Looking forward to chatting to you all as this group grows!

I am very excited about the group being launched and am eagerly awaiting it! This platform is such a unique hub for networking and support. 

It’s worth considerig thermal cameras. They will see more, particularly small mammals at night. Here’s a Comparison of thermal and trail cameras. 
 

I really recommend GardePro. They are not too expensive and very resilient in the field.

Ok

The process begins 😂

Awesome!