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Article / Early Career | East Africa Community + 1
Are you an emerging Tanzanian conservationist looking to leverage new technologies in your conservation practice and become part of an empowering network of female conservation leaders? Apply now for our Women in...
25 March 2024
Article / Community Base | Emerging Tech
Announcing the WILDLABS Awards 2024 awardees!
Adrien Pajot
After a long application review and finalisation process, we are thrilled to finally announce the winners of the WILDLABS Awards 2024!
26 March 2024
Article / Community Base
Introducing Badges: A new WILDLABS feature!
Jake Burton
We’re unveiling badges, a new feature that allows you to showcase how you’re involved in WILDLABS. Keep track of engagement, show off your collection, and maybe even engage in some friendly competition.
12 March 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
Event / Community Base
The Variety Hour: April 2024
Stephanie O'Donnell
Join us this month to hear about balancing classical biodiversity monitoring with emerging bioacoustics and AI, a new report about bridging biodiversity and business, using passive acoustic monitoring to evaluate...
18 April 2024
Conversations & Questions
Akiba
Community Member
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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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| Sounds tricky, Aerogel? haha.Could maybe get away with using conformal coating and an acoustic membrane similar to what a cellphone mic uses.Or locate the mems mic near the edge... |
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Acoustics, Biologging | 1 hour 53 minutes ago | |
| Very useful! Thanks a lot! |
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Autonomous Camera Traps for Insects | 5 hours 38 minutes ago | |
| Thanks, Thomas! I will definitely look into this more. I like the idea of finding ways to adjust the base plate/attachment point to something more biodegradable/sustainable, so... |
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Biologging, Marine Conservation | 1 day ago | |
| Thank you Robyn. Sure I will send more information to your email |
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Citizen Science, Acoustics, Conservation Tech Training and Education, Human-Wildlife Conflict | 2 days 1 hour ago | |
| Hi Phani,An entry point might be to participate in a challenge related to conservation on:KaggleDrivenDataFruitPunchMax Planck Institute of Animal BehaviorYou could also reach out... |
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AI for Conservation | 2 days 4 hours ago | |
| You can also do these things or feed it your own sources that it must not hallucinate from (and keeps confidential) if you have the paid-for version. |
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AI for Conservation, Emerging Tech | 2 days 6 hours ago | |
| SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR WILL ALSO DETECT AND LOCATE CHAINSAWS, MOTORBIKES, BICYLCLES, FIREARMS, MACHETES in fact anything metal. I have been concentrating on trying to get... |
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AI for Conservation, Drones, Emerging Tech, Human-Wildlife Conflict, Wildlife Crime | 2 days 7 hours ago | |
| I'm not an expert in this field, but have been doing some self study for a local project... Resolving animals in an image is not purely height related - but rather a combination... |
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AI for Conservation | 2 days 13 hours ago | |
| [oops, the same reply got submitted twice and there doesn't seem to be a "delete" button] |
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AI for Conservation, Camera Traps | 2 days 16 hours ago | |
| Hi @zhongqimiao ,Might you have faced such an issue while using mega detectorThe conflict is caused by:pytorchwildlife 1.0.2.13 depends on torch==1.10.1pytorchwildlife 1.0.2.12... |
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AI for Conservation, Camera Traps, Open Source Solutions | 2 days 17 hours ago | |
| We use the DJI M30T for this kind of work.For finding heat signals of animals under foliage check out this bit of Austrian UAV developement:You can use their open software on the... |
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Camera Traps, Drones | 3 days ago | |
| Hello Everyone,I have a question on how to use landcover data. I've data collected for five years and I want to know at what landcover type... |
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Remote Sensing & GIS | 3 days 2 hours ago |
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Jake Burton
WILDLABS Project Officer
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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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I aim to transition my career towards conservation technology after gaining two years of experience in the tech industry.
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- @Faiye
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A conservationist by behaviour and knowledge. Happy to help in matters community conservation.
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- @sophiebestwick
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Masters Student studying Wildlife Filmmaking at the University of West of England, looking to create and share wildlife stories from around the world!
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Gaia Resources
CEO of Gaia Resources, background of GIS and ecology. Tech junkie, gamer, and avid learner.
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Learning TinyML
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Siren Project Executive @ African Marine Mammal Conservation Organization (AMMCO). 20+ year in technology. Polyglot. Divemaster.
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Brendan Joy
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From Ireland with a passion for biodiversity, pollinators and social enterprise/innovation.
Molly Blank
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Biomedical Engineer realizing human wellbeing through ecosystem restoration
Ciro Martínez
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Acoustic engineer and PhD student specializing in AI-based solutions, sound, and image processing for the Marine Mammals Laboratory (CESIMAR-CONICET) in Argentina. My primary focus is on the detection and classification of Southern Right Whale calls in PAM recordings.
Vanesa Reyes
- @vanereyes
Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)
WILDLABS
I hold a PhD in Biological Sciences and specialize in bioacoustics and passive acoustic monitoring of cetaceans in the Argentine Sea and Antarctica. Recently, I've also embraced computing to leverage technology in enhancing our conservation efforts.
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I am a young Environmentalist and wildlife researcher working in Papua New Guinea to Protect the Matschie's Tree Kangaroo Habitat
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I am a zoologist and I am interested in biodiversity and the conservation of insects and mammals
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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 resourcesCareers
TBC is looking for an applicant to lead on the design, analysis and reporting of data from a wide range of innovative bat population monitoring surveys with a particular focus on passive acoustic monitoring, undertake...
24 April 2024
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TRAINING WORKSHOP ON DATA MANIPULATION WITH SPSS AND VISUALIZATION WITH POWER BI
Indepth Research Institute
Indepth Research Institute is pleased to welcome you to an upcoming 10-day training workshop on DATA MANIPULATION WITH SPSS AND VISUALIZATION WITH POWER BI to be held on the 3rd to 14th of May 2024.
24 April 2024
Careers
Ecologist Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Alex Rood
The incumbent will develop models and metrics that can be used to shape conservation policy using multiple data sources including camera traps, movement data and citizen science concerning the diversity and...
23 April 2024
Careers
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Navigating AI and good governance for INGOs
23 April 2024
StephODonnell
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Postdoc: Biologging & Camera Trap Data Integration
22 April 2024
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Peoples Trust For Endangered Species
22 April 2024
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Community Spaces
Esther Githinji
East Africa Coordinator
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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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Join the Seeed Vision Challenge, an opportunity for conservation innovators to harness the power of AI vision sensors for environmental monitoring and protection.
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SEE Shell is an innovative phone app that uses machine learning to identify products made from the shell of the critically endangered hawksbill sea turtle.
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- The Variety Hour: 2024 Lineup
You’re invited to the WILDLABS Variety Hour, a monthly event that connects you to conservation tech's most exciting projects, research, and ideas. We can't wait to bring you a whole new season of speakers and discussions!
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- New DNA tests achieve first convictions for raptor thefts
A set of highly discriminating STR DNA markers developed in a collaboration between the SASA wildlife forensics lab and University of Leicester researchers is being used to detect laundering of wild peregrine falcons into the captive-bred market for onward sale as racing birds in the Middle East.
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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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- Underwater advertisement call of the threatened Telmatobius rubigo (Anura: Telmatobiidae
In a recent publication we tested Underwater Passive Acoustic Monitoring (UPAM) as a feasible non-invasive technique to study the calling behavior of therathened aquatic Andean frogs under natural conditions in the extreme environments of PUNA in the central Andes of Argentina
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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
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