Thanks for sharing (read more)
Hi wildlabbers,
I'm starting this thread as a space to share resources our team develops that share our lessons learnt + processes for putting on our different virtual event series. We'll continue to update this header post and the google docs with new resources as we publish them (e.g... (read more)
Hello Conservation Dogs group members
WildTrack (wildtrack.org) has just joined WildLabs and we have a new community forum FIT (footprint identification technique), for anyone interested in our... (read more)
Chuck's Python for Everyone course is available these days at www.py4e.com, and he's also created a course called Web Apps for Everyone www.wa4e.com. Both excellent resources, and he's a strong... (read more)
Hi Carl,
No problem and happy to go with the name you are most comfortable with. Looking forward to saying hi at the virtual meetup!
Cheers,
Rob (read more)
Hi Andy, yep you've got that exactly right. False positives.
Glad you found it interesting. Thanks,
Ollie (read more)
A Huges: this is a great primer on drone data capture and processing. (read more)
Hi Federico,
That's great to hear. Yes, let's skype. I'll send you my info by personal message.
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Thanks, Steph. The camera trap ML nerds among us will have seen drafts of this kicking around in pre-print for a while now. Very cool to see it out finally.
I'll also draw everyone's attention to another... (read more)
Hi Steph and all,
I don't work with detector dogs directly but colleagues of mine in the Pedernales province of the Dominican Republic have used a dog to locate iguana nests in a dry environment. Iguana nests (which are underground) can be found by looking for a typical hole in the... (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)
The sequence of images in the attached brief report shows why camera traps must be tested with real animal targets, and not with humans. The camera easily detects a human, but misses multiple images of the target dog. (read more)
Hi Egil,
When you mention 'location' you refer to the location of the images from where they are imported from? And not the gps location from the EXIF data if it's available, right?
Yes, that's right -- I should have said the 'directory of those images'.... (read more)
If you're planning a camera trap survey, then look no further. We've read through most (all?!) of the camera trap literature, so you don't have to.
We've now released Camera-trapping for Conservation: a guide to best-practices.
Have a look at... (read more)
Hi all,
I came across this article about relevancy in startup ideas. For those of you who are interested in going into business through conservation tech, it might be worth a ... (read more)
Hi Data Science community! This listing of online data science courses might be of interest.
Regards,
John (read more)
Fair point, it isn't a peer reviewed article as yet. I had a poke around out of curiosity and wasn't able to track down a fully published paper yet (thought it's been a while since this preprint was released...). On reading, were there any issues that stood out to you that others should be aware... (read more)
black thinking hat ! Interesting and honest.
(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)
Ah! Thanks for posting this Tom. It's such a well designed, simple to understand video series, and the backing track is utterly delightful.
Given the growing applications of machine learning for conservation, I've been wondering if a 'machine learning 101 for conservation' webinar or... (read more)
What species monitoring protcols do you know of that explicitly focus on one species?
-John (read more)
Hi Heidi,
You might also consider becoming involved in the eMammal project (emammal.si.edu) that the Smithsonian has recently developed. It has tools for both uploading and coding camera trap images, with the bonus that they are ultimately archived and made available by the Smithsonian... (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)
For anyone interested in an overview of how drones are being deployed for conservation, this piece by Serge Wich (of ConservationDrones.org) provides a comprehensive run through the possibilities.
(read more)Hi Steph - just to follow up on your post: @MarcusRowcliffe , James Durrant and I have been working on a bit of software to implement the "computer vision" techniques that are mentioned in that paragraph. You... (read more)
Some camera trap manufacturers offer solar power as an add-on or option off the shelf. I agree that using the image seems like a solution looking for a problem.
(read more)Thanks!
(read more)This Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation course offering looks really valuable:
Camera Trapping Study Design and Data Analysis for Occupancy... (read more)
Like many scientists, I am addicted to learning as much information about my field as possible. That being said - does anyone have any books they consider to be a "must-have" for a professional involved in acoustic monitoring?
I'll start by giving an example of one of mine. Although not... (read more)
Excerpted from an article available via Alberta Farm Press (opens in new window).
"A University of Alberta researcher is using bioacoustics... (read more)
... (read more)
The Journal of Animal Ecology with the Journal of Applied Ecology and Methods in Ecology and Evolution have published a joint Virtual Issue on ‘Monitoring Wildlife’, featuring a selection of papers... (read more)
The Journal of Animal Ecology with the Journal of Applied Ecology and Methods in Ecology and Evolution have published a joint Virtual Issue on ‘Monitoring Wildlife’, featuring a selection of papers... (read more)
Article about Claude Miaud's presentation at the Fuller Symposium:
https://www.wildlabs.net/resources/thought-pieces/biodiversity-drop-wate...
(read more)This special issue of Ecological Informatics, entitled Ecological Acoustics, is a great overview of the applicatoins of acoustic monitoring in consevation and ecological study:
ESRI's Conservation Program (ECP) grants may be useful to colleagues in the Remote Sensing group.
It looks like... (read more)
Margaret Driciru with the Uganda Wildlife Authority is doing great work with mobile reporting tools for rapid response to wildlife health threats. Check out ... (read more)
True, but ideal the navigation system would need to be more interactive to be able to respond to the elephant movements in real-time. (read more)
eDNA is a complex topic and getting a start in the field can be intimidating. However, this excellent review from 2014 can be very helpful for researchers with... (read more)
Thanks for posting Dave - it's a neat overview of lots of different projects. I hadn't seen the SMART hook before, so worth the watch! (read more)
Thanks for the link - yes, I agree Mongabay's WildTech areas is a great resource for anyone interested in keeping up to date with the latest conservation tech news. Sue Palminteri's article is facinating and is definitely worth a read. The video showing the ... (read more)
Thanks for contributing these thoughts and resources, Ken. Great to see you in the WILDLABS.NET community! (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)
Watch streaming footage here of John Amos, President of Sky Truth, speaking on Cheap Space, DIY Imaging and Big Data = Good News for Conservation at 10:40am EST on November... (read more)