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Ocean Hack: San Francisco, 10-11th September, 2018

One Ocean Collab

20 August 2018 12:00am

A 48 hr pop up innovation lab for the ocean, bringing together a mix of designers, strategists, technologists, engineers, scientists, marine conservationists, educators, artists and buisness talent to co-create...

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Open-source intelligence program?

MaikeHeidemeyer

3 July 2018 4:53pm

Hey all, do you know of any open-source intelligence, data-management and networking programs to quickly visualize company/name interactions in wildlife trade? Im looking...

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Alasdair Davies

5 July 2018 8:40am

Hi Maike,

SMART (Spatial Monitoring and Reporting Tool) is open source and has an upcoming intelligence plugin that will cater for your needs. Take a look at http://smartconservationtools.org/ and reach out to them for more information.

Kind regards,

Alasdair

Sarah Gluszek

17 August 2018 4:26pm

Hi Maike!

I used ORA Pro which was developed by Carnegie Mellon University. The 'lite' version is free to use and similar to IBM - http://www.casos.cs.cmu.edu/projects/ora/software.php

Best,

Sarah

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SMART Trainers

MKlailova

14 August 2018 11:11am

Hello, Does anyone have contact information for SMART trainers that would be itnerested in a short term consultancy for the FFI Liberia program? We are looking to start a SMART...

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Wildlife monitoring using Smart-Cities tech

Andrew Lewis MSc FLS

14 June 2018 10:49am

Hi, here at Project BEESWAX7 (www.facebook.com/ProjectBeeswax) we are investigating the feasibility and use of small sensors and Smart-Cities technology to count...

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Andrew Lewis MSc FLS

2 August 2018 1:23pm

Hi Nilaksha!

Thanks for your comments and interest in our project. I read your project profile and would like to suggest that you take a look at using LoRaWAN for low levels of communications traffic? We are looking and testing kit for use with the www.thethingsnetwork.org It might use less power than cellular or wifi networks?

I hope this helps,

Judit Urquijo

8 August 2018 11:18am

Both initiatives are very interesting. I love the one about the elephants that @nilaksha comments.

There are currently several projects that are using artificial intelligence (in fact, Microsoft is looking for interested parties for possible funding https://www2.fundsforngos.org/environment-conservation-climate-change-and-ecology/ai-for-earth-program-seeking-proposals-from-all-over-the-world/). But its main objective is to identify the species thanks to techniques such as deep learning and I do not know if it would be applicable in the present case.

Regards,

Judit

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Wildlife Crime App Development

Rosemary Hitchens

19 August 2016 11:53pm

Hi, I'm currently working with U.S. Fish and Wildlife's Office of Law Enforcement on a project related to illegal wildlife trafficking and we have an idea for an app...

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Rosemary Hitchens

7 August 2018 9:21pm

Hi Maya,

We were able to get a website developed (www.safesouvenirs.com) but are now waiting on possible grant funding. In order to move forward, we would like to some work on uploading to our database and also getting into airports to advertise. So, fingers crossed that we are successful with the grant. Either way - I think it would be great to connect. I'll follow-up with a direct email. 

Best, Rosemary

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Using crowd-sourced funding to track snakes

Ashleigh Wolfe

30 July 2018 12:00am

The understanding of the interplay of movement, behaviour and physiology that biologging offers has applied relevance for a range of fields, including evolutionary ecology, wildlife conservation and behavioural ecology...

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Thermal Sensor Project Update: Testing with live animals at the San Diego Zoo

Arribada Initative

27 July 2018 12:00am

The winners of our Human Wildlife Conflict Tech Challenge are offering regular updates throughout the year to chronicle their failures, successes and what they learn along the way as they develop their solutions. In...

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Lars Holst Hansen

31 March 2023 2:15pm

Hi Anne!Interesting with the vaccum seal issue!When looking at the sensor comparison images, it seems like there is not only a difference in noise (or SNR). The Heimann 80x64 also...
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The 2018 Ecoacoustics Congress Wrap-up

Anthony Truskinger

25 July 2018 12:00am

Last month, the 2018 Ecoacoustics Congress was held in Brisbane. Bringing together scientists, natural resource managers, industry and artists, participants explored the ways that sound can deepen our understanding of...

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New Paper: Automatically identifying, counting, and describing wild animals in camera-trap images with deep learning

Stephanie O'Donnell

7 June 2018 5:04pm

A new paper just came out in PNAS that seems to be getting quite a bit of attention - researchers have developed a type of artificial intelligence called "deep neural...

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Ollie Wearn

20 July 2018 3:58pm

Thanks, Steph. The camera trap ML nerds among us will have seen drafts of this kicking around in pre-print for a while now. Very cool to see it out finally.  

I'll also draw everyone's attention to another study (involving some of the same authors) which has just come out in draft form: "Machine learning to classify animal species in camera trap images: applications in ecology". 

 

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2-Way SMS solution for communication between Park management and Communities

Damian

17 May 2018 8:09am

Looking for Ideas on buidling a 2-Way SMS solution that will create communication between communities outside par area and the park staff. Which is the best way and approach to...

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Damian

25 May 2018 2:16pm

Hello Drue,

Thank you for your feedback. This is very helpful. I'll do my research on the signal application to see if it can be of help to us. I already am thinking of developing an application for the same. What are your thoughts? Is there a community of guys who can assist me in building this?

If you happen to get any more ideas, I will apreciate. You can reach me on the below email address.

[email protected]

 

Regards,

Damian

Drue Freeman

26 May 2018 6:07pm

Hi Damian, 

Just sent you an e-mail with some other thoughts.

Good luck!

Drue

Chris Muashekele

17 July 2018 5:29am

Hi Damian, 

 

You could use a SMS gateway, which acts as a link between two mobile devices in order to send SMSes. As Drue stated out Whatsapp or other applications might be better given the added functionality they provide. 

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funding

Holohil Radio Transmitter Grant Program

Holohil Grant Program

17 July 2018 12:00am

The Holohil Grant Program is donating up to CDN$2,500.00 toward the purchase of Holohil transmitters each quarter to conservation professionals and researchers from anywhere in the world.

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Stop Elephant Poaching from the Demand Side

Sue Orloff

31 January 2018 2:05am

Biologists without Borders has developed a  new mobile app, i of the Elephant, that allows concerned people to report where ivory is  being sold. Our goal...

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Sue Orloff

16 July 2018 11:23pm

Our new mobile app, "i of the Elephant", is beginning to pay off. Acting on a report from our app, last month agents from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the USFWS  busted four stores in New York State.  In total, nearly 100 illegal items were recovered during the search, with the total retail market value of the pieces exceeding $15,000. Items seized included carvings made from elephant ivory, an article made from elephant hide, a saw tooth fish rostrum, a crocodilian head, and a large sea turtle carapace. Hopefully there will be more to come. 

 

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Tracking tags/collars survey - WWF Cons Tech Programme

Paul Glover-Kapfer

8 November 2017 11:06am

Hi All, You may already be aware of the cons tech guidelines and supporting webpages produced by WWF-UK (https://www.wwf.org.uk/conservationtechnology/). The next issues in...

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Paul Glover-Kapfer

13 April 2018 5:02pm

Hi All,

If you've not already please do complete the above survey. Results and kudos will be shared widely!

Thanks and best, Paul

Roland Kays

12 July 2018 6:39am

Hi Everyone,

This survey is still open so please check it out if you haven't already.  We are right below 200 participants, it would be great to boost that!  Below is one example results, lots more to come, we'll share all results when its done.

thanks

Roland

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2018 Zoohackathon: Call for Problem Statements

Zoohackathon Team

11 July 2018 12:00am

Would you like to make the world safer for trafficked wildlife? The 3rd annual Zoohackathon will take place on September 15-16 and September 22-23 of 2018.  The Zoohackathon brings together coders, university students,...

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What's your favorite wildlife/nature game?

Gautam Shah

2 March 2018 1:27pm

We're about to write a small piece on our favorite games about and for wildlife conservation.  We think the list is pretty small, but maybe you've seen or played some...

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Rogue Marechal

26 June 2018 10:36am

just wanted to bring our game to your attention, Serengeti: A Race For Life

https://serengeti.store/serengeti-hal001

The game is a joint venture between myself and my partner, who is responsible for the art direction.

If your article is still pending, we would be more than happy to provide a review copy for you, and make ourselves available for any questions you may have.

Thank you for providing a much-needed space to discuss games that aim to educate and raise awareness to the challenges of conservation.

Gautam Shah

28 June 2018 7:56am

Thanks Richard.  Welcome to the (silent) community.  We actually already wrote the article, but thanks for the reminder that I should post a link!!!   https://www.internetofelephants.com/news/2018/4/25/five-games-apps-for-conservation

We'll be happy to take a closer look at Serengeti: A Race for Life

Gautam!

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Introductions

Gautam Shah

15 February 2016 8:13am

Hello everyone - great to have this group and the interest in gaming for conservation.  You may have already introduced yourself in other parts of WILDLABS...

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Rogue Marechal

26 June 2018 10:58am

Hi - my name is Rogue Marechal, founder of HAL-13, a game board publisher specifically interesting in connecting the gaming community to the world and challenges of wildlife conservation.

Our first game, Serengeti: A Race For Life is an attempt to raise players/consumers awareness to the importance of biodiversity, by emphasizing the need to study and protect a wide range of species, as a means to help the enrire ecosystem.

By joining this community, I’m hoping to gain useful insight into wildlife protection, to enrich my knowledge of this field, and feed it back into my game designs.

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funding

$90K in grants from the Con X Tech Prize

WILDLABS Admin

11 June 2018 12:00am

Looking to prototype or pilot a new conservation tech idea or approach? Conservation X Labs is running an idea competition for teams to create a first draft (i.e. prototype) of their conservation solution. 20 finalists...

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