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.
Want to find out more about WILDLABS? Check out our recent community call:
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WILDLABS & Fauna & Flora
I'm the Community Manager at WILDLABS
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- @TaliaSpeaker
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WILDLABS & World Wide Fund for Nature/ World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
I'm the WILDLABS Research Specialist at WWF-US
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- @EllieW
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- @CarlosAbrahams
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Baker Consultants
Director of Bioacoustics and Senior Lecturer
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WildTrack
Research, development and implementation of non-invasive montoring for endangered species
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- @kricherds
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Technology advisor for social change
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Octophin Digital
Director at Octophin Digital building things for wildlife conservation.
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- @RHugtenburg
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Student at Aberystwyth University. Bug Fanatic🪲. Worked at Octophin Digital for my industrial year placement 🐙.
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- @Mary_Waithira
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I am a conservation enthusiast who aims at learning more about conservation and its technology. My research interests lie in wildlife conservation in anthropogenic landscapes.
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- @kara_birk
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Advancing the international partner engagement work of ABALOBI, a tech platform aimed at integrating small-scale fishers into information and resource networks.
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- @Robincrocs
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Wildlife biologist, works with Caimans and Crocodiles
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International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Key Biodiversity Areas Programme Officer, IUCN
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- @bcknr
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Fauna & Flora
Countering poaching and IWT
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Read in detail about how to use The Inventory, our new living directory of conservation technology tools, organisations, and R&D projects.
1 May 2024
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The Inventory is your one-stop shop for conservation technology tools, organisations, and R&D projects. Start contributing to it now!
1 May 2024
Technology to End the Sixth Mass Extinction. Salary: $132 - $160k; Location: Seattle WA; 7+ years of experience in hardware product development and manufacturing; View post for full job description
1 May 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...
30 April 2024
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What better way to conclude InConversation Season 1: East Africa than by delving into the exciting yet complex world of #tech4wildlife innovation across the region. This episode is going to be double the insight and...
30 April 2024
The North Carolina Zoo seeks a dynamic, motivated and progressive individual to serve as the Associate Curator of International Conservation within the zoos’ Conservation, Education and Science (CES) program. The...
29 April 2024
It has been an extraordinary year supporting and growing the regional East African Conservation Technology Community at WILDLABS. We've made great strides and unlocked exciting opportunities for our community as we...
29 April 2024
Careers
Great opportunity to join our team! We are #hiring. We’re excited to announce that we’re looking for a talented individual to perform the role of Monitoring Team Lead. If you’re a great team player, we’d love to...
23 April 2024
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
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
Careers
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...
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Hello! I am a Conservation Programs Manager for Assiniboine Park Conservancy (Winnipeg, MB, Canada) focused mostly on Arctic and Northern species. My main expertise is in the... |
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I noticed the site being annoyingly slow some time last week. Thank you for clearing that up, for finding the cause and solving the issue.I'm not claiming deep knowledge on AI,... |
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Hello Ms Esther👋Thank you for taking your time to reply to me with such helpful response.I'm interested in conservation technology such as camera traps, GIS and Remote sensing,... |
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Early Career, East Africa Community, Community Base | 1 week 1 day ago | |
Hi Soumya , Interested to know if you are pursuing distance education in ML while at your current job. I would love to hear more about your journey on course specifics... |
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Totally agree.Inititally sceptical until I saw Helena and Graeme were involved.MJ |
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Acoustics, Citizen Science, Community Base, Human-Wildlife Conflict | 1 week 5 days ago | |
Hi @Frank_van_der_Most,great point and I will address this in my little talk next week.Greetings from Austria,Robin |
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I got assistance. super grateful! |
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Climate Change, Community Base, East Africa Community, Conservation Tech Training and Education | 1 week 6 days ago | |
Awesome, thanks for the summary! |
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Protected Area Management Tools, Community Base | 1 month 1 week ago | |
@Rob_Appleby follow these instructions to get your Sprout badge! |
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Community Base | 1 month 2 weeks ago | |
Hi Kevin and Kim, Apologies for the delayed response; however, we were unable to provide specific information until today. We aim to reach out to each applicant in the... |
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Thanks @alexrood for creating this visual! |
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Hi Danilo. you seem very passionate about this initiative which is a good start.It is an interesting coincidence that I am starting another project for the coral reefs in the... |
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Opportunity: Executive Manager, Conservation Leadership Programme
7 April 2022 12:00am
Friday check in - what have you been working on this week?
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25 March 2022 4:12pm
Heya @LindyClydeKnowles - so nice to see you! This is super interesting, thanks for sharing :)
Some cool stuff happening over on twitter too:
Got back from deploying some AudioMoths & Swifts in SE Madagascar! Passive acoustic monitoring for lemurs. Also found out I got accepted to the @cv4ecology summer school! pic.twitter.com/qIlVE3hsqg
— Carly Batist (@Carly_Batist) March 12, 2022
Heard that I’ve been awarded £5k for acoustic recorder purchase!
— Carlos Abrahams (@abr_eco) March 11, 2022
Been reviewing data from some recorders I put out in vineyards last year. Some fun stuff going on! pic.twitter.com/OM7NOM3v7k
— David Savage (@david_t_savage) March 11, 2022
@LiamSeaDickson I bet you did something exciting this week
— Stuart Negus (@Stu_707) March 11, 2022
I had the opportunity to present my research using #drones4good to MPs at the Houses of Parliament, and talk about the importance of conserving our marine environment!
I was a finalist in the #STEMforBRITAIN competition - it was an incredible experience! pic.twitter.com/W8cdW3IqCg
— Liam C Dickson (@LiamSeaDickson) March 11, 2022
25 March 2022 4:21pm
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. So I am keeping a close eye on the battery levels so they will not die before beeing dropped off.
Also, I have been cooperating with Tobias from the Firetail acceleration and tracking visualization software to get support of ACC data from our Vectronic Vertex Plus collars.
Finally I have testing IP security cameras to see if they could be suitable to monitor our arctic fox dens in Greenland.
GOSH Regional Events Funding - Second Round Now Open!
14 March 2022 11:00am
WILDLABS Journal Club: Global Priority Mapping, AI for Good, and Conservation Messaging
10 September 2021 7:46pm
25 February 2022 9:52am
Hi Helga,
We've currently paused our Journal Club sessions while we're in the final stages of testing and launching our new community platform. We'll definitely be brining it back soon - maybe April? I'll let you know how you can join once it's back up and running!
Steph
11 March 2022 5:15pm
Once you're up and running please add me to the list!
13 March 2022 3:06pm
Thanks. What's the link to the paper about conservation messaging?
New Conservation Tech Directory Update!
10 March 2022 8:35am
Opportunity: Graphic Designer
8 March 2022 12:00am
Survey on Economic Value of Ecological Data
27 January 2022 12:51am
23 February 2022 4:27pm
Just re-upping this in hopes that I can get some more responses if it gets to the top of people's feeds.
Opportunity: Communications and Digital Media Coordinator
16 February 2022 12:00am
Introducing the WILDLABS On the Edge Fellows
10 February 2022 12:00am
Media stories highlight WILDLABS research & community
10 February 2022 12:00am
Media stories highlight WILDLABS research & community
9 February 2022 8:03pm
The WILDLABS Fellowships & Awards Programme
28 January 2022 3:58pm
WILDLABS Fellowships & Awards: Matchmaking between tech and conservation
28 January 2022 3:22pm
AI for Conservation Office Hours: 2021 Review
14 December 2021 12:00am
The State of Conservation Technology 2021
13 December 2021 12:00am
Digital Naturalism Conference Sri Lanka 2022
22 November 2021 2:53pm
3 December 2021 5:56pm
great to see a new DiNaCon!
can't make it there myself, but highly recommended.
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WILDLABS Fellowships
22 July 2021 12:23pm
22 July 2021 2:39pm
Congratulations, Steph.
This sounds like a great idea and a big step forward. Looking forward to hearing about all the projects. Also happy to help out if needed :)
Akiba
22 November 2021 2:52pm
Super cool! amazing thing to launch!
WILDLABS State of Conservation Tech Survey 2021
19 November 2021 12:00am
Protecting Communities & the Amazon: Artisanal Mining Grand Challenge open until Nov 17!
9 November 2021 4:13pm
Updated conservation tech directory site!
28 September 2021 3:14pm
11 October 2021 11:17am
Great did not know that this list exist
22 October 2021 8:06pm
Quick note that we've done another update last week, so the site now has 489 resources listed! The figshare link and PDF have also been updated.
23 October 2021 2:35am
Thanks Carly. It's such a useful resource :)
Training the Trainers
22 October 2021 5:04pm
Conservation grants for field vehicles
23 July 2020 3:14pm
14 October 2021 10:17am
Hi everyone,
Trying to revive this conversation. Has anyone any leads on car manufacturers, foundations, NGOs, etc who support buying (or repairing) vehicles for conservation?
Thanks,
Yvan
Workshop on tech use in Nature
13 October 2021 12:41pm
Hiring - Technologist in US
28 September 2021 5:23pm
Community Call: September 23rd
22 September 2021 9:54pm
WILDLABS Journal Club: DIY camera trap, optimising use of biologgers, Allen Coral Atlas
21 May 2021 8:19pm
19 June 2021 11:38am
oh shoot, how did I lose track of you on my list? Sorry - you should have an invite today.
19 June 2021 11:47am
Alright - everyone who has asked for an invite on any social platform *should* have a calendar invite in their email from me (it'll be from my @fauna-flora.org email). If I've somehow missed you, can you please shout?
Steph
16 September 2021 7:48am
Hey Stephanie, I remember this idea being kicked around and I indicated interest some time ago, but if I am not on the list you have going, I would love to passively follow, appreciating the timezones likely will be difficult for me to follow live from Australia.
Tech Tutors Capacity Building Episode: Call for Input
19 August 2021 8:37pm
23 August 2021 11:32am
Thanks for posting, Ellie!
Hi all, would love to have a chat with anyone who has experience or insight in this area (and possibly put together a perspectives piece based on this episode). Looking forward to hearing from you all!
Community Call: 12 August 2021
10 August 2021 6:17pm
IUCN Marseille
8 July 2021 8:48am
23 July 2021 5:04pm
Hi Oliver,
We are coming down, and I was just wondering... Seeing as as are no longer un the EU (very sad face) it might be a good idea for us to get cards and flyers printed by a local company rather than trying to bring them through customs ourselves.
Do you know of any local helpful printing companies?
See you there!
Cris.
30 July 2021 1:57pm
Will be there virtually! Not in the EU so unfortunately wouldn't be able to go with COVID restrictions, but looking forward to connecting with folks online!
And a plug that WILDLABS has a session :) - https://www.iucncongress2020.org/programme/official-programme/session-43507 ("WILDLABS: Broadening participation in conservation technology innovation and application")
Journal Club tomorrow (July 30, 10:30am EST) - review paper discussion
29 July 2021 5:21pm
29 July 2021 9:33pm
Hi. I can give a brief blurb on the state of wireless sensor networks if you want. I don't think it will be a very deep dive due to time limitations, but can discuss how we're seeing it in terms of field deployment of wireless sensor networks.
Akiba
25 March 2022 2:37pm
Hi Stef (and others), I've been using old Natural resource maps from the 1970's to look at the habitats and resources that are identified within protected areas, most of which we haven't been able to survey in the future to help in a management planning workshop so that we can better understand what assessments need to be done in these areas for effective management of the resources.
some of the data isn't digitized as yet,