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I'm a conservationist working in the Vulture conservation space in South Africa with a huge passion for technology.

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AI for Conservation

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Looking for AI volunteer positions

Artificial intelligence is increasingly being used in the field to analyse information collected by wildlife conservationists, from camera trap and satellite images to audio recordings. AI can learn how to identify which photos out of thousands contain rare species; or pinpoint an animal call out of hours of field recordings - hugely reducing the manual labour required to collect vital conservation data.

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10 AI for the Planet Projects you should be excited about

This May, AI for the Planet Alliance announced the Winners and Finalists for its 2022 call for solutions focused on advancing promising AI solutions that combat climate change and we think you should check them out!

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Biologging

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Animal tracking stories

Real-time tracking of animal movements is enabling more effective and efficient wildlife monitoring for management, security, and research. As devices get smaller and prices drop, the possibilities for using biologging on a larger scale have grown, and so have the possibilities for increasing customisation to meet specific research needs. Likewise, real-time tracking of illegal wildlife trade, timber, and fish products as they move from source to consumer can shed light on trafficking routes and actors, as well as support enforcement, making tracking gear a powerful tool beyond the field.

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Download Now: A Best Practice Guide to Satellite Technologies for Tracking Wildlife

The Zoological Society of London, with the support of WILDLABS and the UK Space Agency, are proud to publish this new guide to satellite technologies for tracking wildlife.

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Camera Traps

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Looking for AI volunteer positions

Looking for a place to discuss camera trap troubleshooting, compare models, collaborate with members working with other technologies like machine learning and bioacoustics, or share and exchange data from your camera trap research? Get involved in our Camera Traps group! All are welcome whether you are new to camera trapping, have expertise from the field to share, or are curious about how your skill sets can help those working with camera traps.

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Real-time alerts from AI-enabled camera traps using the Iridium satellite network

New paper in Methods in Ecology and Evolution

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Connectivity

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Apply to Beta test Instant Detect 2.0

Advancements in communications networks that connect sensors and enable data retrieval across landscapes are revolutionizing conservation fieldwork. As the infrastructure that helps our core tools talk to each other in even the most remote places, the importance of connectivity cannot be overstated. Whatever solutions you're working with - and on whatever scale - this group is the place to discuss all things related to connectivity in conservation, from fiber-optic cables to LoRa to Swarm.

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Download Now: A Best Practice Guide to Satellite Technologies for Tracking Wildlife

The Zoological Society of London, with the support of WILDLABS and the UK Space Agency, are proud to publish this new guide to satellite technologies for tracking wildlife.

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Conservation Dogs

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Thinking out loud

Conservation dogs are making a difference in conservation through their noninvasive ability to detect elusive species in the wild, flag illegal wildlife trade products, and help poachers fight wildlife crime. Whether you work with conservation dogs, you're interested in incorporating them into your work, or you just want to learn about how dogs can support and enhance conservation technology's effectiveness, you're in the right place!

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Jackal in hide: detection dogs show first success in the quest for golden jackal (Canis aureus) scats

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Conservation Tech Training and Education

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Bluspark - Integrated management platefmorm for protected areas

There are educators everywhere working to teach and train the next generation of sustainability minded students. Whether in formal settings (K-12, undergraduate, graduate) settings or informally as science communication now it is more important than ever to work towards advancing Conservation Tech education. By working on interdisciplinary teams we can help develop teaching and training tools to help expand the field of Conservation Technology creation.

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Biodiversity 101 - Your complete beginner guide

I realized that many people struggle to understand what biodiversity is & why it is important. I also saw people like us struggle to rally people behind our cause. So I created this doc.

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Data management and processing tools

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Camera Trap Data Management Survey

Conservation tech work doesn't stop after data is collected in the field. Equally as important to success is navigating data management and processing tools. For the many community members who deal with enormous datasets, this group will be an invaluable resource to trade advice, discuss workflows and tools, and share what works for you.

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Climate Watch: The Past, Present and Potential Futures of Climate

Climate Watch offers open data, visualizations and analysis to help policymakers, researchers and other stakeholders gather insights on countries' climate progress.

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Drones

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Looking for AI volunteer positions

Used to pick up signals from tracking gear on the ground, collect images of wildlife and habitats from the air, gather acoustic data with specialized hydrophones, or even collect snot samples from whales' blowholes, drones are capable of collecting high-resolution data quickly, noninvasively, and at relatively low cost.

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Quantifying the movement, behaviour and environmental context of group-living animals using drones and computer vision

New paper in Journal of Animal Ecology

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Emerging Tech

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Apply to Beta test Instant Detect 2.0

Technology is changing and evolving faster than ever, and as it does, our community members are looking for the next big thing to revolutionize their conservation tech work. To chat about your favorite new tools that are just emerging in the field and discover innovations you haven't yet heard of, join this group!

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10 AI for the Planet Projects you should be excited about

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Ending Wildlife Trafficking Online

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Rhino horns in medicine

The world’s most endangered species are under threat from an unsuspecting source—the Internet. The Coalition to End Wildlife Trafficking Online launched this group in partnership with WILDLABS to create a space for discussing the technologies and partnerships that are pushing to turn the tide in the fight against trafficking in wildlife species and products online.

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Ceres Wild Rhino application

An update on Ceres Tags products that are being used in conservation

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Ethics of Conservation Tech

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Bluspark - Integrated management platefmorm for protected areas

Over the last few years the conservation movement has been enthusiastically deploying new technologies that make it possible to observe and protect the natural world in ways once unimaginable. But are there any potential risks we need to consider as we deploy the new, exciting technologies?

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An Ethics Toolkit to Support Animal-Centered Research and Design

Published in Frontiers in Veterinary Science

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Footprint Identification Technique (FIT)

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WildTrack Women in Science Day, 11 February 2021

Footprints are everywhere, and are perhaps the most overlooked source of data on the planet. WildTrack's Footprint Identification Technique (FIT) can identify species, individuals, sex and age-class to a high level of accuracy from simple images of footprints taken to a standardized protocol. This technique has the benefit of being non-invasive, cost-effective and draws on the strengths of community-skills such as tracking and observation. Our WildTrackFIT community is composed of users in >20 countries and we have FIT species algorithms developed for a range of species from big cats to Pachyderms, bears, mustelids, and even small mammals.If you see footprints as part of your fieldwork, or in another capacity, we'd love to hear from you!

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Human-Wildlife Conflict

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Apply to Beta test Instant Detect 2.0

Human-wildlife conflict is a significant challenge that only grows as habitats shrink and other issues like climate change alter the natural world. Technologies like biologging gear have become essential for proactively addressing human-wildlife conflict before it escalates, and tech projects that seek to understand population ranges and behaviour can help people learn to live with wildlife as part of our own environments. If you're interested in using technology to prevent human-wildlife conflict, this group is the place for you!

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HWC Tech Challenge Winners Announced

<p>We are delighted to announce that British conservation technologist Alasdair Davies and the Dutch team of Laurens de Groot and Tim van Dam from the ShadowView Foundation are the winners of the first international <a href="/node/441">Human Wildlife Conflict Tech Challenge</a>. These two winners will each receive €30,000 to further develop and field test their solution for human-wildlife conflict.</p>

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Open Source Solutions

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Call for survey participants (AI/ML practitioners)

This group is a place to share low-cost, open-source devices for conservation; describe how they are being used, including what needs they are addressing and how they fit in to the wider conservation tech market; identify the obstacles in advancing the capacity of these technologies; and to discuss the future of these solutions - particularly their sustainability and how best to collaborate moving forward.

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Panthera: Monitoring Wildlife with Open-Source Data Management Tools

In our first Conservation Tech Showcase case study, you'll learn about the innovative PantheraIDS, an open-source data management platform and analytical engine that processes, standardizes, and manages conservation-related biological monitoring data.

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Protected Area Management Tools

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Bluspark - Integrated management platefmorm for protected areas

Protected area management systems empower essential frontline conservationists to monitor wildlife and ecosystems in real-time. With tools like SMART, EarthRanger, and Esri's Conservation Land Management toolkit, users can collect, integrate, and display data from across landscapes to ensure that key information from the field gets to decision-makers in time to make a difference. This group is the place for new and experienced users of these tools alike to ask questions, share experiences, and work together to improve their effectiveness in critical conservation landscapes around the world.

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HWC Tech Challenge Winners Announced

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Remote Sensing & GIS

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Animal tracking stories

Every day, mapping and spatial analysis are aiding conservation decisions, protected areas designation, habitat management on reserves and monitoring of wildlife populations, to name but a few examples. If you are excited by the ways in which GIS is used in conservation, this is the group for you!

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Due diligence for Nature Based Solutions

How to use geospatial data for rapid analyses of forest carbon projects

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Sensors

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Lion collars LoRaWan

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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HWC Tech Challenge Winners Announced

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Software and Mobile Apps

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Looking to contribute

The software and apps used and built by the conservation tech community are as varied as the species and habitats we work to protect. From fighting wildlife crime to collecting and analyzing data to engaging the general public with unique storytelling, apps, software, and mobile games are playing an increasingly large role in our work. Whether you're already well-versed in the world of software, or you're a hardware expert looking for guidance from the other side of the conservation tech field, this group will have interesting discussions, resources, and ideas to offer.

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Data Visualization in Service of Coral Reefs in Micronesia

This Data4Good project has led to immediate conservation impacts for many islands and many different resources. We hope that this project will inspire others to use data science and technology to solve the conservation problems that communities around the world face.

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