With experts across the WILDLABS community working with every type of technology and in every imaginable environment, our platform is a great place to find advice and resources on choosing what tools are right for your conservation project. Whether you're in the market to try a new camera trap model, want to experiment with drones for the first time, or need help weighing the pros and cons of data management tools, there's someone in the WILDLABS community who can help you make a smart and informed choice!
The Community Base is our general gathering group. It's the place where we cover more general, big picture topics in conservation technology - ones that don't fit neatly into our other groups. If you don't know where to post something, just post it in this group. Our moderators will move it if needed!
At our Community Base, you'll find updates from the WILDLABS team on upcoming events and opportunities, and have the chance to shape our programs and platform with your opinions. And most importantly, the Community Base is also home to our Welcome to WILDLABS thread, the best place to introduce yourself to us and the community. Stop by and tell us what you're working on!
Whether you're new to WILDLABS and want to know where to begin, or you're a longtime member looking for a handy bank of resources, our Getting Started on WILDLABS thread will be your one-stop guide to getting the most out of our platform.
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Hi all!Last week we introduced you to our first WILDBEAR Awardee, Alyssa Bohart. We hope you enjoyed learning more about Alyssa's work with... |
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Biologging, Community Base | 1 year 8 months ago | |
Hi all doing some spring cleaning. Just pay shipping.I have: -20 new Taoglas FXUB63 Ultra Wide Band Antenna 698-3000MHz we don't need. ... |
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Community Base | 1 year 8 months ago | |
100%! Also heard many asking about SMART Connect & Mobile, and their integration with other software.Thank you for your input :) |
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Community Base, East Africa Community | 1 year 8 months ago | |
Thanks Akiba, hope you liked the series and found it helpful! Can't wait to see what you share! If you ever need someone to help brainstorm ideas on how to approach specific... |
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Community Base | 1 year 8 months ago | |
Quick report on what we're doing on the technical side:First of all, so sorry that this has happened. We worked hard on spam prevention on the registration system and after lots... |
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Community Base | 1 year 8 months ago | |
Hi wildlabbers! Every second friday, we host a work out loud space here in the community. We host it the day our digest hits... |
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Community Base | 1 year 8 months ago | |
Hi all!Dropping back in to share that we're thinking about how supply chain issues tie into our upcoming series on conservation tech sustainability. We've started a Twitter thread... |
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Community Base | 1 year 8 months ago | |
@gracieermi & I are happy to announce the latest update to the Conservation Tech Directory, bringing our total resources in the... |
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Acoustics, AI for Conservation, Biologging, Camera Traps, Community Base, Data management and processing tools, Drones, eDNA & Genomics, Remote Sensing & GIS, Software and Mobile Apps | 1 year 9 months ago | |
Hi Carly, Thanks for digging up my previous thread (I couldn't find it). I guess I've been asking this question for a few years now!I had also heard of grants from car... |
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Community Base | 1 year 9 months ago | |
Hi Isobel, Great to hear from you! I would love to learn more and connect so that I can discuss with the team further. You can reach me here: [email protected] . Thank... |
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Community Base | 1 year 9 months ago | |
This is a great one! I will be attending virtually.Though did not receive any feedback to the emails I sent them about issues registrating. Had to call them from Italy to get a... |
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Community Base | 1 year 9 months ago | |
Hey all!I'm well into my journey into the field of conservation now, after volunteering and freelancing for a couple of different... |
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Biologging, Community Base, Open Source Solutions | 1 year 9 months ago |
Conservation of Kikuyu Escarpment Forest
1 December 2023 12:38pm
WILDLABS Awards 2024: Supporting accessible, affordable, and effective innovation for nature
1 December 2023 11:00am
WILDLABS Awards 2024: Further Information
1 December 2023 11:00am
WILDLABS AWARDS Webinar
30 November 2023 12:17pm
Wishlist for kit in a field-based Research Station or tech testing space?
27 November 2023 10:41am
28 November 2023 2:25pm
Love the idea for in-house gear/supplies! It can be SOO difficult to travel with batteries, electronics parts with airline regs, country policies, etc. and shipping recorders/trail cams/etc. gets VERY (prohibitively) pricey in some countries with customs and taxes. Would be great to have an in-country place to source that kind of equipment.
Housing educational resources related to that tech (in the form of people, print materials, computer tutorials) in-house would be similarly awesome. Particularly/especially in local languages.
Having in-country wet labs as well helps the eDNA/genetics folks, since sample import/export permitting can be (always seems to be?!) a nightmare, so if you can even just do PCR and/or extractions in-country that helps a ton.
In terms of overall field-station-wishlist - honestly, just the promise of continued funding and staff. Every field station I've been to or worked at is in a constant search for enough money to get through the next month/year, because the funding comes in the establish a station but then not to maintain it long-term. It's not sexy for a wishlist per se, but boy is it over-looked and much-needed.
@hikinghack from Dinalab would probably have lots of good insights on this!
29 November 2023 7:59pm
My suggestion would probably be a 3D printer and Solder Station with a stock of common components. With those two things you can solve most problems.
NSERC-CREATE Graduate Programs
27 November 2023 10:36am
Atos and WWF partner up to leverage technology to support biodiversity conservation
27 November 2023 9:32am
Atos & the WWF announced a 3-year strategic partnership to leverage technology to support biodiversity conservation & encourage businesses to decarbonize. 1 of the 4 main initiatives of the partnership is: Atos to develop responsible IT solutions for WWF & its partners.
Freshwater and Community Conservation Remote Externship
27 November 2023 8:31am
ICOTEQ launch TAGRANGER® system of products
23 November 2023 1:25pm
Catch up with The Variety Hour: November 2023
16 November 2023 12:59pm
Have your say: Take the 2023 WILDLABS State of Conservation Technology Survey
15 November 2023 9:20am
The State of Conservation Technology 2023: Five Key Findings
15 November 2023 9:20am
The Ultimate Biodiversity Fact Sheet. 14 stats to convince people about the importance of nature.
9 November 2023 5:10pm
You have probably been there before.
The person in front of you is not convinced that nature is that important.
🎉 Enter the stage: Fact Sheet.
✅ Sources so people can learn more
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✅ Never look for powerful stats or arguments again
Insight; a secure online platform designed for sharing experiences of conservation tool use.
7 November 2023 1:01pm
A secure platform designed for those working to monitor & protect natural resources. Insight facilitates sharing experience, knowledge & tools to increase efficiency & effectiveness in conservation. By sharing we reduce time & money spent to find, test, & implement solutions.
A SPOTLIGHT ON CUTTING-EDGE BIOMONITORING TECHNOLOGIES
31 October 2023 9:09am
15 November 2023 6:10pm
31 January 2024 7:17pm
Takeaways from the First-ever Africa Climate Summit: Conservation Technology is Still New(ish)
27 October 2023 11:54am
Introducing The Debrief: Season 1
27 October 2023 10:48am
Help Panama Fight Ecocide
23 October 2023 7:59pm
Catch up with The Variety Hour: October 2023
19 October 2023 11:59am
WILDLABS Team Hiring: Community & Communications Associate Specialist at WWF
17 October 2023 9:05pm
Anyone else attending ADSA in Texas next week?
17 October 2023 8:46pm
GOSH Community Call: Open Hardware for Marine Science Applications
10 October 2023 12:33pm
Mozilla Foundation, funding for nature conservation
4 October 2023 6:30pm
1st Wildlife Scientific Conference 2023
25 September 2023 11:10am
Read the 2022 WILDLABS Annual Report
18 September 2023 12:11am
In case you missed it... (no. 1)
12 September 2023 11:49am
13 September 2023 6:23am
IDEA WILD Equipment Support Applications Now Open
11 September 2023 2:31pm
Three new APIs from Google Maps Platform making it easy for developers to map solar, air quality and pollen information
1 September 2023 11:57am
Google is working to share planetary insights through technologies like Google Earth, Earth Engine & Environmental Insights Explorer that combine a rich map of the world with advanced AI. With insights into how the planet is changing, we can build sustainability tools.
Introducing Esther Githinji, WILDLABS East Africa Conservation Technology Facilitator
1 September 2023 11:23am
Seedbank Project on iNaturalist
25 August 2023 4:28am
28 November 2023 3:25am
Regine Weckauf over on linkedin:
'Little to do with research and tech development, but given how hard it is to attract and retain experienced staff to field based positions, I know it makes a difference how nice the space is. Just because it's the "field", shouldn't mean staff living in basic conditions, regardless of how many times we've been told to see it as a badge of honor. If you have the money, put in nice bathrooms, kitchen, living spaces, and private accommodation. Maybe even a nursery? It creates more local employment opportunities and people genuinely want to visit.'