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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Catherine Njore is a seasoned Cartographer with over 17yrs experience and specializing in children cartography. She recently designed a Cartography: Fun with Maps Program(CFMP); a program that assists children to learn how to draw, read and use maps effectively.
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Apply to the inaugural GOSH Ambassador Program by May 15!
18 April 2024
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Are you interested in getting more involved in the WILDLABS community? Do you want an opportunity to build your network and get more connected to other conservation tech folks in your field? Apply to be a group manager!
17 April 2024
Tap into our new and exciting community-focused conversation series! In this first season of InConversation, we're in East Africa with host Esther Githinji. Listen in as we chat one-on-one with your favourite...
16 April 2024
We’ve received lots of interest in opening new groups on WILDLABS, so we’re rolling out a formalized process to get them off the ground.
15 April 2024
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The Fonseca Leadership Program is open to nationals of eligible countries within WWF-US and GEF priority areas who are already enrolled/are interested in enrolling in a master’s or PhD program. Eligible countries...
3 April 2024
What can soundscapes tell us about ecosystem functioning and health? We are looking to hire a postdoctoral researcher in ecoacoustics for Nature Recovery at Oxford
2 April 2024
A grant of $150,000 will be awarded to one successful applicant with a proposal that's strongly linked to biodiversity and conservation. The grant will support a research project or programme for up to three years (...
2 April 2024
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28 March 2024
After a long application review and finalisation process, we are thrilled to finally announce the winners of the WILDLABS Awards 2024!
26 March 2024
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You’re invited to the WILDLABS Variety Hour, a monthly event that connects you to conservation tech's most exciting projects, research, and ideas. We can't wait to bring you a whole new season of speakers and...
22 March 2024
As we launch the search for our third Women in Conservation Technology cohort, let’s take a moment to reflect on the highlights of our 2023 journey and shine a spotlight on the incredible women of our inaugural...
22 March 2024
SMART Global Congress, the first global gathering of conservation professionals using SMART, was held in Windhoek, Namibia from March 10-13. Here is a snapshot of what we learned!
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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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ha, I totally didn't expect you to jump into this thread Netty but I'm here for it! Your twitter takeover this week has been super fun to watch, definitely one of my highlights... |
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Hi Courtney, Over on Twitter your question has had a useful reply from CodeforPDX:Steph |
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There are only a few days left to apply to the 2022 Gathering for Open Science Hardware! Join a community of scientists, hardware developers, artists, and activists... |
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Hi all! My name is Gabi Fleury and I'm part of the Black Mammalogists Week organizing committee and will be collaborating with WILDLABS on setting up this May 3rd... |
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An update on my audio cases. I tried changing a few things. 1. Changed battery brand and thus the age of the batteries I was being supplied. The Tadiran cells being supplied... |
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Hello! I have been watching GPS collars carefully as their are nearing their time of drop-off. We are testing burst fixes on these last few weeks of their 2.5 year deployment.... |
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The Gathering for Open Science Hardware (GOSH) has opened its second round of regional events funding! This program is perfect for groups... |
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Thanks. What's the link to the paper about conservation messaging? |
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@gracieermi and I just released a new update of the Conservation Tech Directory - now with 618 resources! New feature for this update... |
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Variety Hour: What do you want to see?
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17 April 2024 11:03am
These are great suggestions & feedback, thank you!
- Lars: Great minds! Not to spoil the surprise of this month's lineup, but Robin is going to be our main speaker next week :)
- Dan: Awesome, great suggestions - I'll see what i can do about tracking them down, particularly the identiflight one!
- Frank: Yes completely agreed - surprisingly tricky to get people to talk about though, as we discovered when pulling together Technical Difficulties. I do encourage speakers to try and cover the parts that went wrong and lessons learnt, so we're trying to incorporate these sort of setbacks, but it's a big thing to talk about in a public forum with a recorded talk. I wonder if we had a failure theme one month it might be possible to reframe it into a positive conversation. Will mull on how to get it in there and I'd also love to hear from anyone who would like to take on that request...
Steph
17 April 2024 7:53pm
Steph, yes, I gathered as much myself, but I still wanted to put it on the agenda. It links to the bigger problem in nature conservation, and especially funding : all projects are required to be effective and successful, scalable, profitable and so on (not to mention the paper trail that applicants need to produce to prove it ). It makes sense from the donors' perspective, because if a project is not at least one of these, then it is a waste of money an how do they explain that to the public and the donors' donors. On the other hand, the IMHO ( H for honest ) over emphasis on this requirement is counterproductive and it does not fit in the world of tech development.
To start with the latter, as we all know, in the world of tech VC and startups, people are very used to the idea that a tech invention is not successful. I've read that if you haven't had two failed startups behind you, you're a better contender with your next one. 9 Out of 10 will fail and the remaining one will more than make up for the loss, is the idea. This way of looking at projects fits very well in this tech oriented forum.
Then the counter productive part : with a funding climate like that, who is going to take risks with tech development for nature conservation? Seriously, anybody reading this: if you raise your hand, please do get in touch, because I am curious how you look at the issue and how you deal with it. Whereas I do agree that nature conservation as a whole needs to be successful, I don't believe that the sponsors' stress on it for individual projects is successful itself. Nature's degradation has developed so far ( call me a pessimist ), that we need to take risks and find out if ( and hope that ) what works for silicon valley can work for nature.
Kudos for your attempt at the 'Technical difficulties'. I didn't know about it. Maybe we ( but I mean you, of course ;-) can tinker with the formula. Ask people to talk about how they overcame problems in some detail, because then it is a success story again. ( They could earn a badge! ) And if the recording is an issue, then don't record, or work on anonymity with temporary accounts, TOR, voice scramblers and the camera off. Maybe people are willing to write about their failures instead of doing a live presentation. That way, one has absolute control over anonymizing individuals and hiding the project from being identified. Little risk of a slip of the tongue.
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16 April 2024 8:26pm
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LOL, GIFs make communication so much cooler!!! I wonder if we have a tech4wildlife GIF? That would be super cool!
11 April 2024 8:03am
Amazing, very well put Talia!
16 April 2024 2:27pm
Hello everyone!
I'm thrilled to join this dynamic community of innovators and explorers. My name is Latifa, and I bring passion for adventure, a love for nature and a deep curiosity for the wild world around us.
With a background in Environmental Disaster Management, I'm excited to join and collaborate with each of you. As for now am working with a local NGO in Tanzania (LEAD FOUNDATION). I'm eager to contribute my skills and learn more from everyone.
Together let's embark on an incredible journey of exploration, discovery, and conservation in making a positive impact.
Best regards Latifa
InConversation: Season 1*New Episode*
16 April 2024 1:38pm
Are you interested in starting a new group on WILDLABS? Apply to launch one!
15 April 2024 4:33pm
Thoughts on RooBadge?
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Hi @alexrood , I would normally be quite sceptical, as there's been quite a lot of work over here on what's called the 'shuRoo' (because of course that's what it would be called in Australia), and it doesn't seem to have as much of a beneficial effect as one might hope (e.g. https://meridian.allenpress.com/australian-zoologist/article-abstract/42/3/690/472529/Roo-the-day-evaluating-the-ShuRoo-for-prevention). However, given that it involves two researchers with a wealth of knowledge about macropods and deterrents (and the very same authors of the ShuRoo experimental trial linked to above), I am much, much more optimisitic! Shall be watching (or listening to?) this one with great interest and thanks for sharing!
Cheers,
Rob
5 April 2024 12:31pm
Sound deterrents to prevent collisions with Kangaroos in Australia have been sold for many years. None have been shown to work. Whether the Volkswagen device will be any better waits to be seen. Collision data will have to be collected for a while to see if the VW device has any effect on collision rate.
8 April 2024 12:49am
That is an interesting concept, and it would be great if something out there worked. In the meantime, I will try not to drive at dusk 🦘
At one point, I knew the "sonic" animal guards were the most stolen components of cars. You head in, get groceries, and come out, and they are gone. They weren't on the car long enough for me to confirm that would work
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Hi Cathy
I can't help personally but on seeing your post reached out to a contact who's previously been involved in the British Cartographic Society in case they had any ideas. Their advice:
"I would suggest that she becomes a member of British Cartographic Society (£45 or so) and then writes for/becomes an editor. Then, she will be able to apply for a funding budget for travel... as long as she also writes about the conference! It's a bit long winded, but I am sure that just being an Editor would be an advantage to her anyway."
I hope that helps (or that you find an easier way to get to the conference :D ) - good luck!
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6 April 2024 7:50pm
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Fonseca Leadership Program
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Seventh International Conference on the Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life
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EuropaBON'sFinal Stakeholder Conference
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Postdoctoral Research Associate in Ecoacoustics
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JWO Research Grant: Biodiversity and Conservation
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Announcing the WILDLABS Awards 2024 awardees!
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The Variety Hour: 2024 Lineup
22 March 2024 4:30pm
Empowering women, protecting nature: Insights from WiCT 2023
22 March 2024 7:59am
Are you attending SMART Global Congress 2024?
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20 March 2024 4:32pm
Hi!
A number of the sessions have been recorded. I hope that they will become accessible, though I'm uncertain about the audience who will have access to them.
20 March 2024 4:32pm
Here is a quick report of what we have learnt there:
21 March 2024 9:48pm
Awesome, thanks for the summary!
Catch up with The Variety Hour: March 2024
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SMART Global Congress 2024: A quick summary
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The Freshwater Sounds Archive
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Introducing The Freshwater Sounds Archive, a global database of sounds produced by freshwater species.
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I would be interested in projects where the use of technology has gone wrong ( in whatever sense one can think of ), where the ( sometimes big ) promises of new tech simply didn't materialize or not to the expected extent, where implementing a technology turned out too difficult, or where unintended consequences caused serious setbacks. I'm not interested in seeing these as 'failed' projects, but as cautionary tales and stories where we can learn a lot from for the design of technologies and their use in the field.