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Ellie Warren

Ellie Warren

In this thought piece and the finale of our Sustained Effort series, WILDLABS editor Ellie Warren discusses why sustainability is such a difficult challenge to tackle, and why the enormity of that challenge is the very reason why we should... Community Base Wednesday 16 August, 2023
Esther Githinji

Esther Githinji

The move will enable harnessing earth observation data for food security, environmental conservation, and climate change mitigation. Earth Observation 101 Community, East Africa Community Monday 14 August, 2023
Esther Githinji

Esther Githinji

Here is a great story of how earth observation technologies and a specially-built barge dubbed the 'GiRaft' helped save critically endangered Rothschild's giraffes from Longcharo Island when rising lakes proved a significant threat. Citizen Science, Climate Change, Earth Observation 101 Community, East Africa Community Monday 14 August, 2023
Carly Batist

Carly Batist

Apply to work on a wonderful team translating acoustic monitoring data into conservation & ecological insights! Acoustic Monitoring, Data management and processing tools Friday 11 August, 2023
Arribada Initative

Arribada Initative

In this Conservation Tech Showcase case study from 2022 Conservation Tech Award winner Club Arribada, you’ll learn how they’re empowering young people through digital literacy education and access to conservation technologies.  Conservation Tech Training and Education Friday 11 August, 2023
WCS

WCS

WCS is seeking a Conservation Technology Specialist to join their work in the Okapi Wildlife Reserve. Biologging, Camera Traps, Protected Area Management Tools, Remote Sensing & GIS Friday 11 August, 2023
Lars Holst Hansen

Lars Holst Hansen

A[n open source] system to remotely detach individual sensors from wildlife tracking collars Biologging Friday 11 August, 2023
Tobias Petri

Tobias Petri

I wrote a short article on new features in Firetail 11. The most recent version (11.0.3) features some great performance improvements and also fully enables the new reporting module. see also: https://wildlabs.net/discussion/firetail-11... Biologging, Software and Mobile Apps Thursday 10 August, 2023
Ellie Warren

Ellie Warren

This article discusses Cornell's bioacoustics work with AI tools to recognize both elephant "voices" as well as gunshots. The elephant rumbles analyzed in this work are almost imperceptible to the human ear, but can be clearly detected... Acoustic Monitoring, AI for Conservation Wednesday 9 August, 2023
Sol Milne

Sol Milne

In this article, Sol Milne discusses his experiences with sustainability, both in terms of environmental impact and project longevity, and considers how uncoupling conservation work from colonial ideas can help us build a more sustainable... Climate Change, Drones, Early Career, Ethics of Conservation Tech Wednesday 9 August, 2023
Cameron Dowd

Cameron Dowd

Looking for an ecologist/data scientist with experience in analysing and visualising biodiversity data. Community Base Tuesday 8 August, 2023
Sandra Maryanne

Sandra Maryanne

Read our interview with Sandra Maryanne, a young conservation tech innovator raised in Taita, Ivarenyi with first-hand experience on the challenges of human-elephant conflict within her community. To address this, she developed a novel... East Africa Community, Emerging Tech, Human-Wildlife Conflict, Sensors, Women in Conservation Tech Programme (WiCT) Monday 7 August, 2023