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Tom August added a new Discussion - "Second generation Automated moth monitoring system" to Autonomous Camera Traps for Insects
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Tom August added a new Funding Opportunity - "€4,000 travel grants for insect monitoring an AI" to AI for Conservation
Tom August added a new Funding Opportunity - "Travel grants for insect monitoring an AI" to AI for Conservation
Tom August added a new Discussion - "Insect cameras in The Inventory" to Autonomous Camera Traps for Insects
Tom August added a new Career Opportunity - "Project support officer - Conservation Tech" to AI for Conservation
Tom August added a new External Link - "Improving the generalization capability of YOLOv5 on remote sensed insect trap images with data augmentation" to Autonomous Camera Traps for Insects
Tom August added a new Discussion - "New collaboration network - Computer vision for insects" to AI for Conservation
Tom August added a new Career Opportunity - "Wildlife Monitoring Engineer" to Acoustics
Tom August added a new Discussion - "LABMaker" to Acoustics
Tom August added a new Discussion - "Testing Raspberry Pi cameras: Results" to Autonomous Camera Traps for Insects
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Used to pick up signals from tracking gear on the ground, collect images of wildlife and habitats from the air, gather acoustic data with specialized hydrophones, or even collect snot samples from whales' blowholes, drones are capable of collecting high-resolution data quickly, noninvasively, and at relatively low cost.
🌍 Conservation technology is transforming how we protect wildlife, but are we thinking carefully enough about the risks? Drones, camera traps, GPS trackers, acoustic sensors, AI, and remote sensing have become essential tools for conservation practitioners around the world. They help us monitor species, detect threats, and respond faster than ever before. But these same technologies can also introduce unintended risks, and in some cases, can be exploited by those seeking to harm the very wildlife we're trying to protect. 🦏 Input now and/or join the discussions/research.
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The WILDLABS Community Base is the ideal place to get oriented with the all that our community platform offers, hear about news and opportunities, and to meet new friends and collaborators.
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- What Happens When Conservation Technology Leaves the Lab? Lessons from Training Rural Communities in the Brazilian Cerrado
Thanks to support from the WILDLABS Awards through the Boring Fund, funded by Arm, we were able to deliver a conservation technology training programme designed to make wildlife monitoring tools more accessible to rural communities.
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The Human–Wildlife Coexistence (HWC) group is a collaborative hub for conservationists, technologists, field researchers, entrepreneurs, and innovators exploring solutions to HWC globally. The group provides a space to share practical tools, pilot novel interventions, connect global communities, and amplify projects that help communities and wildlife coexist. The group emphasizes community voices, socio-economic challenges, and equitable resource sharing, ensuring human perspectives are understood alongside wildlife needs.
🌍 Conservation technology is transforming how we protect wildlife, but are we thinking carefully enough about the risks? Drones, camera traps, GPS trackers, acoustic sensors, AI, and remote sensing have become essential tools for conservation practitioners around the world. They help us monitor species, detect threats, and respond faster than ever before. But these same technologies can also introduce unintended risks, and in some cases, can be exploited by those seeking to harm the very wildlife we're trying to protect. 🦏 Input now and/or join the discussions/research.
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Acoustic is one of our biggest and most active groups, with members collecting, analysing, and interpreting acoustic data from across species, ecosystems, and applications, from animal vocalizations to sounds from our natural and built environment.
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- Open-Source Solutions for Amphibian Passive Acoustic Monitoring: Lessons from Patagonia
Monitoring amphibians across the temperate forests of Patagonia presents significant logistical and technical challenges. Remote locations, harsh environmental conditions, and the large volumes of data generated by Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM) can make long-term biodiversity surveys difficult to implement and maintain. In addition, environmental data often relies on multiple independent devices, increasing costs, complexity, and logistical demands in remote field conditions. Through the WILDLABS Awards 2025, our team explored practical ways to address these challenges by combining open-source hardware, environmental sensing, and AI-assisted acoustic analysis.
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- Boring Fund Report for Creating Global Open-Access Ground-Truth Datasets for Insect Monitoring
Improving the computer vision detection model for the Mothbox, an automatic insect monitoring tool from Dinalab
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Biodiversity Monitoring Scientist
Tom August
This role would suit someone with a background in ecology or environmental science who enjoys combining fieldwork, data analysis, and applied research to support real-world environmental outcomes.
8 June 2026
Discussion
Insect AI 2026 - Abstract submission open
Tom August
Insect AI 2026 will be hosted in Serbia (22-23 April), and will be a celebration of research from around the world harnessing new camera and AI technology to...
10 January 2026
Discussion
We have spent the past 9 months taking the lessons learnt from the AMI system to build an automated moth monitoring system that addresses the main issues people...
22 May 2025
Funding
€4,000 travel grants are available for researchers interested in insect monitoring using automated cameras and computer vision
6 June 2024
Funding
Travel grants for insect monitoring an AI
Tom August
€2,000 travel grants are available for researchers interested in insect monitoring using automated cameras and computer vision
3 May 2024
Discussion
Insect cameras in The Inventory
Tom August
So... WildLabs just launched the Inventory and there is a SERIOUS lack of insect cameras on there. So, a call out to this community to get that fixed!@Max_Sitt...
1 May 2024
Careers
Project support officer - Conservation Tech
Tom August
Outstanding chance for a motivated and ambitious individual to enhance their current project support skills by engaging with a diverse array of exciting projects in the field of biodiversity science.
11 December 2023
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Interesting new methods to help improve insect detection "...this paper proposes three previously unused data augmentation approaches (gamma correction, bilateral filtering, and bit-plate slicing) which artificially...
31 August 2023
Discussion
A new COST action has been announced which will focus on the use of computer vision for monitoring insects.InsectAI will run for 4 years and support conferences, workshops,...
26 June 2023
Careers
Wildlife Monitoring Engineer
Tom August
Permanent and Full Time role at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
8 June 2023
Discussion
LABMaker
Tom August
Does anyone have experience of LABMaker?Has it been good? Bad? Any comments or feedback? We are looking for groups who could help us to manufacture a piece of open hardware. Also...
6 June 2023
Tom August commented on "AI for Impact Series at WWF: Looking for experts/speakers"