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Article / Community Base | Acoustics + 22
Introducing The Inventory!
Jake Burton
The Inventory is your one-stop shop for conservation technology tools, organisations, and R&D projects. Start contributing to it now!
1 May 2024
Article / Community Base | Acoustics + 22
The Inventory User Guide
Jake Burton
Read in detail about how to use The Inventory, our new living directory of conservation technology tools, organisations, and R&D projects.
1 May 2024
Article / Community Base | Early Career + 2
It has been an extraordinary year supporting and growing the regional East African Conservation Technology Community at WILDLABS. We've made great strides and unlocked exciting opportunities for our community as we...
29 April 2024
Discussion / Community Base
Welcome to WILDLABS!
Stephanie O'Donnell
Hello and welcome to the WILDLABS community! With 6,000 members and counting, we want to get to know you a little better. In a couple of...
29 October 2015
Article / Community Base | East Africa Community
InConversation: Season 1*Final Episode*
Esther Githinji
Tap into our new and exciting community-focused conversation series! In this first season of InConversation, we're in East Africa with host Esther Githinji. Listen in as we chat one-on-one with your favourite...
30 April 2024
Conversations & Questions
Akiba
Community Member
Add your voice to our conservation tech community
The WILDLABS community forums are a fountain of knowledge. By joining discussions, we can understand what the real problems are, collaborate with people with the right expertise to solve those problems, and work together to craft real solutions. We hope you'll join the conversation!
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| I'm going to use a TTP223 module as a solution. This is a capacitive touch switch, used to turn things off and on. It's not just human touch that triggers it, anything... |
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Biologging | 2 minutes 10 seconds ago | |
| We'll be presenting Wednesday morning as part of session 10.1b on "Integrating earth observations and biological tools in ecology and evolution to cogenerate knowledge towards... |
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Community Base, Biologging | 10 hours 6 minutes ago | |
| Definitely things of beauty. I could do with a few of those for my gunshot localizers. |
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AI for Conservation | 5 hours 27 minutes ago | |
| Hello everyone. I run a small ecological consultancy based in the Scottish Highlands. Although I undertake a range of ecological surveys for commercial and academic clients,... |
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Community Base | 17 hours 57 minutes ago | |
| Hi all,I'm curious to hear experiences/thoughts on mounting microphones in potted instrument housings that will receive a fair amount of... |
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Acoustics | 1 day 22 hours ago | |
| Hello guys,I'm looking into the topic of measuring species vulnerability to overharvesting of species in trade. I am exploring existing... |
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Ending Wildlife Trafficking Online, Marine Conservation, Wildlife Crime | 2 days 2 hours ago | |
| Thank you so much for your support. I am finding it really difficult to find the funding for the initial development. We need lots of engineering time to refine our detection and... |
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AI for Conservation, Drones, Emerging Tech, Human-Wildlife Conflict, Wildlife Crime | 2 days 9 hours ago | |
| Hi Tabitha, What recording settings were you using when you saw these differences? I've measured the consumption across some different firmware versions and I can't see any... |
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Acoustics | 3 days 5 hours ago | |
| Hi Jamie,Nitrate sensors for sewage are quite pricey, so I might go with a bunch of OpenCTD loggers, on the theory that the conductivity will spike in sewage. There may also... |
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Build Your Own Data Logger Community, Citizen Science | 4 days 14 hours ago | |
| Depending what you want to do, there are free services to annotate values for each point, interpolating between available time-location records in the RS data.The EnvDATA Track... |
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Remote Sensing & GIS | 5 days 3 hours ago | |
| Thank you very much for this Esther. I also came across Trade in Wildlife Information Exchange (TWIX) which is a enforcement tool for international wildlife trade. |
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Women in Conservation Tech Programme (WiCT), Citizen Science, Emerging Tech, East Africa Community | 5 days 20 hours ago | |
| Hey there @JakeBurton , sorry, I did not see your message! Why don't you shoot me an email with some tentative availability to luca.pegoraro (at) wsl.ch, and we take it from... |
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Autonomous Camera Traps for Insects | 6 days 1 hour ago |
Connect & Collaborate
Jake Burton
WILDLABS Project Officer
Meet conservation tech community members from around the world
WILDLABS members are working in conservation tech on every continent. No matter what you’re working on - or where - you’ll find someone to connect with in our community. To message people directly, create a profile today!
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- @dioptrica
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Duke University
Dr. David W. Johnston is a Professor of the Practice of Marine Conservation & Ecology in the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University and the Director of the Marine Robotics and Remote Sensing (MaRRS) Lab at the Duke University Marine Laboratory.
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- @evoludo
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Python, C, and Rust programmer, looking to get involved in research projects
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- @clandestinebird
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I record bird vocalizations. I work with evolution through bird vocalizations in the neotropics.
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Griffith University
PhD candidate (behavioural & movement ecology of endangered African wild dogs)
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Software engineer
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- @Winniemgo11
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A results-oriented Marketing and Communications Executive with 10+ years of experience in using effective marketing solutions to drive sales growth and boost client brand equity. Plan and supervise overall marketing and communication strategy across various platforms.
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Dhanushka Udayanga
- @udayasun
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A resercher, Fungal Biologist and Biodiversity enthusiast
Gabriela Alejandra Valencia Macias
- @gabyavm97
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Gabriela A. Valencia-Macias, B.Sc. (Universidad Veracruzana), is achieving a master's degree in science at the Ecology Institute (INECOL A.C). She is Colombian-Mexican and has focused her studies on the conservation and biodiversity of amphibians.
Jude Fernando
- @judecf
Agriculturist and environment conservationist
Bartolome Ortiz Viso
- @thebart
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PhD in Applied Machine Learning with a background in Bio-Mathematics
Robin Marti Sarasa
- @RobinMarti
Currently involved in a group project focused in the connection between new technologies and wildlife conservation, particularly exploring the potential of leveraging emerging monitoring technologies and software developments to protect red-list endangered species and their habit
Eshetu Moges Adamu
- @civetmusk129
- | Wilddog
I am a wildlife Ecologist and I have been doing ecological research mainly on population dynamics and climate change senarios, and I am also highly intersted to do modeling of wildlife ecology mainly on carnivores and large bovides
Ideas & Updates
Ellie Warren
WILDLABS Editor
Keep up with the #Tech4Wildlife Community
Your experiences and knowledge are important to the future of conservation tech - so share your story! Post a new article, event or opportunity and help create a living hub for conservation technology that everyone can use.
Browse our resourcesEvent
Webinar about computer vision and robotic tools to automatically process insect specimens stored in liquid samples
22 May 2024
Article
Share Your Work in a Conservation Technology Video
Robin Marti Sarasa
Do you have photos and videos of your conservation tech work? We want to include them in a conservation technology showcase video
17 May 2024
Event
SCGIS Annual Conference: Conservation for Action
Joel Masselink
Join us for our 27th SCGIS Annual Conference, which will be held September 4-6, 2024 at the National Conservation Training Center (NCTC) in Shepherdstown, West Virginia USA!
17 May 2024
Funding
Save Our Seas, small grant call (±$5K)
19 May 2024
Frank_van_der_Most
Funding
REDAA call for £1-1.5M projects
19 May 2024
Frank_van_der_Most
Event
4th International Workshop onCamera Traps, AI, and Ecology
9 May 2024
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Article
Funding
300 funding and finance opportunities in free database
4 May 2024
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Community Spaces
Esther Githinji
East Africa Coordinator
Join a group and find your community
Connecting with people who understand the technology, species, and habitats you’re working with is so important to building your conservation tech network. Whether you’re looking for expert advice or just want to chat about your experiences, our Groups will help you find your corner of the WILDLABS community.
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In 1987, sustainability was defined by the United Nations Brundtland Commission as “meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”In 1987, sustainability was defined by the United Nations Brundtland Commission as “meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”
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Listen in on our interview with human-predator conflict expert, Gabi Fleury and gain a deeper understanding of the importance of holistic, ethical and community-led approaches to developing tech solutions for conservation.
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Review by Professor Iain H Woodhouse
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Talia Speaker
Research Specialist
Connect with other members in real time
Our team works to make WILDLABS’ events engaging, fun, and informative. From Tech Tutors to Virtual Meetups to Community Calls, our events will help you learn, connect, and explore new conservation tech ideas.
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You’re invited to connect with fellow WILDLABS community members in one of our upcoming in person meetups! Drop by one of our happy hour events to meet other community members, hear what peers are working on, and chat with the WILDLABS team.
Find these events and more in our conservation technology calendar!
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WILDLABS Collections will help you dive deeper into the conservation tech topics that matter most to you, and find favorite resources from other community members. Start exploring our collections below!
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EarthRanger: All you need to know!
Netty Cheruto
3 August 2022
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Rob Appleby
Community Member
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