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Want to talk about sensors that don't quite fit into any of our tech-specific groups? This is the place to post! From temperature and humidity to airflow and pressure sensors, there are many environmental sensing tools that can add valuable data to core conservation monitoring technologies. With the increasing availability of low-cost, open-source options, we've seen growing interest in integrating these kinds of low bandwidth sensors into existing tools. What kinds of sensors are you working with?

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sound loop device

Eric Younberg

3 March 2020 1:59am

I need to play a loop of sound to desensitize animals for project. The system needs to be solar powered 24/7 for 2-3 months. I have solar powered speakers that work. I have solar...

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Competition: Plastic Data Challenge

The Incubation Network

3 March 2020 12:00am

Are you ready for the Plastic Data Challenge? This global contest wants your innovative ideas for improving the plastic waste management and recycling chain in South and Southeast Asia. Participants can consider...

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Call for Nominations: Tusk Conservation Awards

Tusk

3 March 2020 12:00am

The 2020 Tusk Awards are now accepting nominations of outstanding individuals who have made a significant impact on conservation in Africa. These nominations offer the rare and exciting opportunity to honor your peers...

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Hawai'i Conservation Conference

Hawaiʻi Conservation Alliance

28 February 2020 12:00am

The Hawai'i Conservation Conference is accepting abstracts in several categories, including emerging technological advances in the conservation field. This is an exciting opportunity to present your latest research to...

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Fence-Based Elephant Early Warning System

Appiko

25 February 2020 12:00am

Technology is rapidly changing the way communities monitor wildlife movement and prevent or mitigate human-wildlife conflict. This case study from Appiko delves into field testing of the open source sensor warning...

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Workshop: Using Bioacoustics for Field Survey

CIEEM

20 February 2020 12:00am

CIEEM is hosting a one-day workshop in bioacoustic field survey methods at a beginning to intermediate level. Attendees will attend hands-on workshops, lectures, and computer sessions giving an overview on using...

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Hacking Climate Change - Coaction on Climate Crisis

COACT

20 February 2020 12:00am

COACT and Impact Hub are collaborating to present the opportunity to learn about how growing open technologies like drones and sensors can help activists in the fight against climate change. This free Barcelona-based...

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HWC Tech Challenge Update: Thermal Elephant Alert System

Anne Dangerfield

17 February 2020 12:00am

The Arribada Initiative is back with an update on their thermal elephant alert system which aims to reduce human-elephant conflict (HEC). The success of their system rests on the ability of a camera to accurately...

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WILDLABS Virtual Meetup Recording: Acoustic Monitoring

WILDLABS Team

5 February 2020 12:00am

The fourth and final event in Season 3 of the WILDLABS Virtual Meetup Series is now available to watch, along with notes that highlight key takeaways from the talks and discussion. In the meetup, speakers David Watson, ...

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WILDLABS Virtual Meetup Recording: Drones

WILDLABS Team

9 November 2019 12:00am

The second event in Season Three of the WILDLABS Virtual Meetup Series is now available to watch, along with notes that highlight key takeaways from the talks and discussion. In the meetup, Craig Elder, Dr. Claire Burke...

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Plant-Powered Camera Trap Breakthrough

Alasdair Davies

15 October 2019 12:00am

Microbial fuel cells, developed by Plant-powered Camera Trap Challenge winners Plant-E, have been used successfully with Xnor.ai's energy harvesting camera technology to capture what are thought to be the world's first...

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How do you weigh a live whale?

Fredrik Christiansen

9 October 2019 12:00am

How do we actually know a whale weighs 40 tonnes? After all, we can’t exactly capture an animal the size of a bus and simply put it on a scale. Fredrik Christiansen explains their new, non-invasive way of weighing...

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Instant Detect 2.0 emerges

Sam Seccombe

3 September 2019 12:00am

In the past six months Instant Detect 2.0 has physically emerged, with the first prototype systems built and ready for testing at the start of April. The ZSL team is now well into their optimisation and hardening phase...

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Kaarthika Chandran

16 November 2023 1:11am

I am doing a research project on rhino poaching at Kruger National Park. I was impressed with the idea of Instant Detect 2.0. I do not know the cost involved with installing that...
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ESA Kickstarter: Environmental Crimes

European Space Agency

22 August 2019 12:00am

The European Space Agency’s “Environmental Crimes” thematic call offers support and funding of up to €60,000 per activity to companies looking to develop services tackling illegal water, air and land polution using...

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Conservation and Technology Conference

Bat Conservation Trust

29 July 2019 12:00am

The Bat Conservation Trust is hosting a one-day conference exploring conservation and technology for all wildlife (not just bats!) at the University of Nottingham this fall. The conference will bring together wildlife...

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From the Field: Melissa Schiele

WILDLABS Admin

10 June 2019 12:00am

In this From the Field interview, we talk to Melissa Schiele, a tech whiz, marine ecologist, and conservationist at the Zoological Society of London. She shares with us about her work helping to develop the first-ever...

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FLIR Conservation Discount Program

montanamud

24 May 2019 4:39pm

Hello All- I am a FLIR employee and excited that FLIR recently launched a Conservation Discount Program.  This was highlighted yesterday in the Funding Opportunities...

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Alasdair Davies

25 May 2019 1:18am

Hi Montanamud,

Thanks so much for posting this. I'm Alasdair from the Arribada Initiative, working on the WWF / Wildlabs Asian Elephant Human Wildlife Conflict Challenge to develop an early warning system using thermopiles / microbolometers. We use the Lepton range of FLIR products. Do you know if Lepton modules will be eligable within the Conservation Discount Programme too?

Kind regards,

Alasdair

montanamud

29 May 2019 6:14pm

Hi Alasdair-

Currently the Lepton is not on the list.  If you would, please fill out the form on this webpage and request the Lepton be added - I will also bring it up and see if we can get it on the list.  

 

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FLIR Conservation Discount Program

FLIR Systems, Inc.

23 May 2019 12:00am

FLIR announces the launch of their Conservation Discount Program, which offers projects the opportunity to qualify for a 30% discount on select thermal, visible, and maritime products. Share your conservation plan and...

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Meet the WILDLABS TECH HUB Winners

WILDLABS Team

13 May 2019 12:00am

In February, we released an open call for the WILDLABS TECH HUB, offering 3 months of support for solutions using technolgy to tackle the illegal wildlife trade. We were overwhelmed by an incredible 37 submissions,...

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Technology for Wildlife and the Looming Spectre of E-Waste

Laure Joanny

3 May 2019 12:00am

In this blog, Laure Joanny adds her perspectives to an ongoing discussion that we've been seeing in the community about conservation tech and it's relationship to e-waste. How do we tackle the challenge of battery waste...

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Suggestions or Preferences for content for this forum?

Akiba

16 March 2019 3:27am

Hi everyone. I'd love to make this forum more active. Is there anything people would like to see here? Some ideas are: Explainers on IoT How-to articles on putting...

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Vance Russell

9 April 2019 6:00pm

Hey Akiba,

It would be great to have a conversation about what could be done in the field with IoT systems beyond virtual fencing and other current systems being implemented in conservation. Cases are great here but thinking beyond of what's the need and where could some creative thinking be applied to solve conservation problems. Thanks for getting this going!

Vance

Akiba

12 April 2019 12:37am

That sounds awesome. Perhaps we start with that. Perhaps discussing some case studies of IoT being used outside of wildlife conservation (ie: enviornmental monitoring, etc), some theoretical applications of IoT that can be followed up with practical discussions on the implementation, or perhaps some hands on tutorials?

I'll start looking into some content ideas and please post anything you find, want to discuss, or would be more interested to hear about.

Akiba

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