I thought this article might be interesting to people in this group:
"It’s common knowledge that bats navigate and search for their prey using echolocation, but did you know that the ultrasonic chips made by different species of bats are distinct enough that they can be used for... (read more)
Hi all! This is a great article summarizing Google's latest AI project: Wildlife Insights!
https://artificialintelligence-news.com/2019/12/18/google-ai-project-aid...
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Hi jprobert, my name is Jennifer Hartman and I work with Rogue Detection Teams. I wanted to share some other resources for you if you are still interested in learning more about conservatin detection dogs and thier applications. From live animals, invasive species as well as scat and toxin... (read more)
Hi all! This is a great article summarizing new applications for AI for conservation, and highlights @vsahai 's work with Rare as well as Wildlife Insights.
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Hi Ollie,
Great article, thank you! I mostly work with responsible AI in other contexts, at Doteveryone.org.uk and the Trust & Technology Initiative at the University of Cambridge, so don't have much to offer here, although I am very interested in the topic. I appreciate your... (read more)
In case you missed it, last year the British Ecological Society published A Guide to Reproducible Code in Ecology and Evolution. The guide covers... (read more)
Hi,
I would like to share this article with good social reflections about drones and mapping:
https://forestcompass.org/drones-pros-and-cons-community-based-monitoring (read more)
Excellent - started reading this yesterday. This is a very timely and pertinent paper. Thanks for sharing. (read more)
Here' s a press release we put out today talking about how we're using a deep convolutional neural network to find and curate whale shark (Rhincodon typus) sighting data from YouTube and then natural language processing to attempt to determine date and location. The AI easily outpaces... (read more)
Bringing over some of the comments we're getting on Twitter:
@WILDLABSNET Our @UAlberta lab deploys ARUs at 1000s of sites in Alberta each year in... (read more)
Unfortunately, I could not see the full article, but the executive summary makes a lot of sense. I think there might be a couple of other considerations.
1) As drones become more ubiquitous it is possible that poachers also adopt the technology.
2) Even if poachers don't... (read more)
Recent article I was able to publish on Stanford Social Innovation Review on alternate business models for conservation, using gaming as an example:
Hi Lot, great to see you here too. (read more)
A new article argues that aesthically pleasing reefs are healthy reefs:
'This shows that mathematical approaches designed to assess the aesthetic appearance of photographic images can be used as an inexpensive monitoring tool for coral reef ecosystems. It further suggests that human... (read more)
Can games raise awareness of conservation issues like the illegal wildlife trade? United for Wildlife's Peter Jacobs has worked with gaming industry heavyweights Runescape, Angry Birds and Minecraft with the aim of engaging more young people in conservation. In his two part case study (link... (read more)