Since 2018, Biologists without Borders has been gathering data on illegal ivory sales in the U.S. via internet searches and our free mobile app (i of the Elephant; that lets people report where ivory is being sold). Our 2018 and 2019 summary reports are attached. As a result of our intel, there... (read more)
Rob Appleby posted in Exchange of solutions submitted to the HWC Tech Challenge in the Human Wildlife Conflict group - 30/08/2018
Here's a blurb of our idea cut-and-pasted from our application:
We propose utilising animal detection and alerting technology that Wild Spy has already developed and extensively tested (e.g. wireless identification (WID) technology). The system utilises long-life (5-10+ years) animal-... (read more)
StephODonnell posted in HWC Tech Challenge Announcements in the Human Wildlife Conflict group - 23/10/2017
HWC Tech Challenge Update
WInners to be announced on the 1st November, 2017
First of all, we’d like to thank you all again for your interest and participation in the Human Wildlife Conflict Tech Challenge!
We were (and still are... (read more)
jankees posted in HWC Tech Challenge - General Discussion in the Human Wildlife Conflict group - 13/09/2017
Hi Mark and Teun,
we have been investigating this technology also. It is already being used, but has two problems. First, their reach is often very limited (around 50m) and the source of the trembles is hard to identify. Second, elephants are big, but their feet are also large. The... (read more)
NJayasinghe posted in HWC Tech Challenge - Asian Elephant Case in the Human Wildlife Conflict group - 12/09/2017
Dear Somak,
Thank you very much for writing and we are sorry information on the challenge did not reach you in time. We are certainly interested in furthering discussions around various tools that can be used in such cases, so please feel free to continue the discussion in the... (read more)
Gert Polet posted in HWC Tech Challenge - Polar Bear Case in the Human Wildlife Conflict group - 08/09/2017
Hi Gwen,
That's a tough question Gwen! And for any destination in the Arctic counts: it is horribly expensive! I suggest you count on Iqaluit in Nunavut-Canada. Access is from Ottawa. A cheaper option is Churchill in Manitoba-Canada. These give you some reference to find prices. But I... (read more)
clairebevan posted in HWC Tech Challenge - Tiger Case in the Human Wildlife Conflict group - 07/09/2017
Thank you, Gert. My proposed solution takes security into account heavily. Excited to share it with you and the panel as well.
Claire
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Femke Hilderink posted in HWC Tech Challenge - Additional background reading + resources in the Human Wildlife Conflict group - 24/07/2017
Additional information on human-polar bear conflicts can be found in this article (read more)