Locally fabricated electric/solar fencing widely spreading in Bhutan
28 December 2018 5:57am
5 January 2019 8:18am
Dear Femke,
Thank you for your email. I hope I can hear from Mohan Raj. Electric fencing is one area where it can play very important role in human wildlife conflict management. In Bhutan, there are now about 3636 km and we are already experiencing some issues such as sustainability, wooden poles, nelgect during off-season, etc. I hope we can learn from each other and see areas for collaboration.
Thanks.
Sangay
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Recording problems with Audiomoths
30 December 2018 9:57am
2 January 2019 3:00am
Hi David
Thank you for your answer. I'm using 2000mAh Fujitsu R06 batteries. When configuring the AudioMoths, daily energy consumption is said to be 72mAh. The batteries should last for at least 20 days. I've never had them deployed for more than seven days straight (and they even did the zero lenght files at deployment for only three days). Maybe the energy consumption calculator in the configuration program is faulty?
Where can I find the firmware?
Alex
2 January 2019 7:49am
Information and links to the new firmware and the app is here https://www.openacousticdevices.info/single-post/2018/12/12/Version-120---New-Firmware-and-Config-App-Now-Available. Note: there is a possiblilty of the update failing and the recovery proceedure is here https://www.openacousticdevices.info/support/device-support/device-bricked-during-firmware-update.
With batteries it is also to do with voltage decay as well as power. There was a discussion Nov 2017 about voltage limits and it was said that SD cards get a bit twitchy at less than 3.3v but the rest will still be operating at around 3v - I can't find any data on R06 however in general voltage drop is influenced by temperature, dicharge rate, age/no of recharges etc etc - your are right it may not the batteries but there is a possibility it might hence my suggestion.
I'd suggest also posting on the AudioMoth support forum, to see if anyone else has seen this issue and has a fix.
Cheers
David B
2 January 2019 10:01am
Forgot to say - if you are having trouble reformatting SDcards on Windows- the project suggests this programme http://www.ridgecrop.demon.co.uk/index.htm?guiformat.htm.
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Keeping this thread active.
POACHED - Inside the Dark World of Wildlife Trafficking
by Rachel Love Nuwer
This is super interesting, and gives a really good look at poaching. Rachel goes in depth and reports back from the field, including an inside look at the CITES meetings. This opens lots of issues that need to be addressed.
1 December 2018 3:27am
There are two great articles about the issue of bird poaching in the Mediterranean and its serious threat to Palaearctic bird populations by Jonathan Franzen.
A 2010 article in the New Yorker,
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2010/07/26/emptying-the-skies
and a 2013 National Geographic feature,
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2013/07/songbird-migration/
I wrote a 2017 blog post for National Geographic about the topic of bird poaching in Cyprus,
https://blog.nationalgeographic.org/2017/11/21/can-anti-poaching-activism-save-25-million-birds-a-year/
Regards,
Jason
4 December 2018 6:47pm
Your blog post was great. keep up the good work!
Michael
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Hi Aurelie,
I do some work in underwater robotics and it's a tough problem! Maybe there is a way around the problem instead of through. May I ask, is the goal specifically to map where the nets are within a certain stretch of river, or to be able to ensure there are no nets wihin the area, or...?
Thanks,
-harold
4 December 2018 9:01am
Yes, I agree it's a tough problem - i'm certainly stumped ;)
but thanks so much for your reply and counter question - the goal is to find these gillnets and remove them...and we don't want to be pulling up every net and buoy...
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Hi Ross,
Let's connect - I am a social scientist that has been researching demand reduction and am working on some projects, including a website, that helps consumers avoid illegal "unsafe" souvenirs. I have a few ideas floating around in my head that would take someone more tech-savvy than me to know if feasible - maybe we can exchange thoughts via email. I'd love to hear more about your ideas to reduce demand!) Feel free to email me at [email protected].
Best, Rosemary
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Hi Ross,
We are developing a web-based platform with multiple tools to analyse biodiversity quality, habitat assessement management and other apps. We need some help thinking how to monetise the apps/subscriptions as well as further developing the platform. You can email me here: [email protected] if interested. Thanks.
Kind regards,
Vance
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26 November 2018 2:57pm
Hi Marisa,
It sounds like the Iris on the lens may be stuck open or its been drifting into an open position (hence why you could see images for a while, but now the image is completely whited out). Is there the ability to alter the lens Iris on the camera?
If you can view what the image looks like directly from the camera (is there an ability to view the fiield of view as you set thecamera up?) you should see the same problem if the Iris is wide open.
Try and isolate the problem step by step to rule out each element of the technical system, whenever you have a technical fault. In this instance there isnt much that you have to play with on a simple trail camera. It would seem the power supply is OK because images are being captured (even though they are whited out) and the PIR is functioning to trigger the images. Check the SD card you are using works OK in another camera to rule that out as the problem too. Are the settings on this camera the same as others that are working correctly? If not alter them too.
There is also a detachable anti reflective LED cover on this Bushnell. Check its not been slipping over time and bouncing the LED illumination directly into the camera lens. That would white images out to varying degrees too.
Best,
Dave
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Hey Gautum,
Looks like the interview went really well! If people weren't able to make it, Gautam's interview along iwth others in the series are all available to watch here.
Steph
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Hi Kieran,
We should connect and have a chat!
Ross.
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Loving the enthuasim Gabriela (and Jaymie), welcome to the WILDLABS community! We're delighted to have you on board.
You're already right amongst it, so I'm pretty much just going to keep our of your way so you can keep doing your thing. Just know that I'm here (via direct message through my profile or at [email protected]) if you need me.
As with all new members, I do recommend checking out our regular digest as a great way to get oriented about the latest conversations that are happening in the community, the most recent issue is available here.
You've done a stellar job introducing yourself to the community here, if you're keen to connect with other members a good starting point is our welcome thread or our member directory.
Other than that, there is nothing more to add from my end. I look forward to seeing your enthusiastic posts in our community!
Steph
24 June 2017 12:21am
Thanks for all your help Steph!
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Welcome! How are you getting on with your game studio?
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3 January 2019 9:57am
Dear Sdorji,
Thanks for sharing and your request for suppport from this group! I was thinking that perhaps @Mohan+Raj could share with you some insights from India? He has also developed fences and is involved in the technologies to improve monitoring and maintanance.
Best regards,
Femke