With experts across the WILDLABS community working with every type of technology and in every imaginable environment, our platform is a great place to find advice and resources on choosing what tools are right for your conservation project. Whether you're in the market to try a new camera trap model, want to experiment with drones for the first time, or need help weighing the pros and cons of data management tools, there's someone in the WILDLABS community who can help you make a smart and informed choice!
The Community Base is our general gathering group. It's the place where we cover more general, big picture topics in conservation technology - ones that don't fit neatly into our other groups. If you don't know where to post something, just post it in this group. Our moderators will move it if needed!
At our Community Base, you'll find updates from the WILDLABS team on upcoming events and opportunities, and have the chance to shape our programs and platform with your opinions. And most importantly, the Community Base is also home to our Welcome to WILDLABS thread, the best place to introduce yourself to us and the community. Stop by and tell us what you're working on!
Whether you're new to WILDLABS and want to know where to begin, or you're a longtime member looking for a handy bank of resources, our Getting Started on WILDLABS thread will be your one-stop guide to getting the most out of our platform.
Want to find out more about WILDLABS? Check out our recent community call:
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- @StephODonnell
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WILDLABS & Fauna & Flora
I'm the Executive Manager at WILDLABS.
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- @TaliaSpeaker
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WILDLABS & World Wide Fund for Nature/ World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
I'm the WILDLABS Research Specialist at WWF-US
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- 24 Groups
- @EllieW
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- 64 Resources
- 124 Discussions
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- @frides238
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Hi! I am Frida Ruiz, a current Mechanical Engineering undergraduate student very interested in habitat restoration & conservation. I am excited to connect with others and learn about technology applications within applied ecology & potential research opportunities
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University of Washington
Working towards community-focused conservation tech
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- @cleo
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Southern African Wildlife College
I am ecologist working in African conservation areas who loves wildlife & wild landscapes. I increasingly recognize that conservation is about people, especially those living in & around protected areas. Finding ways to benefit marginalized people is my passion.
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- @vandita_shukla
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PhD candidate studying drone flight planning for enabling tracking and identification of individual characteristics of wildlife; member of the WildDrone, an MSCA Doctoral Network funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe research
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Movement Ecologist studying the where, why, and how animals move throughout our world. Current work is investigating the movement and energetics of large neotropical bats in a changing environment with ephemeral resources.
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- @tom_august
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Computational ecologist with interests in computer vision, citizen science, open science, drones, acoustics, data viz, software engineering, public engagement
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- @Ariel
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Ariel is passionate about centering both our environment and social justice and using data to support nature-based solutions to the poly-crisis, and they are particularly interested in mycelium, soil health, forestry, agriculture, ecosystems, conservation, and restoration.
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GreenLab
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Over 35 years of experience in biodiversity conservation worldwide, largely focused on forests, rewilding and conservation technology. I run my own business assisting nonprofits and agencies in the conservation community
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- @Jeffm
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Founder & CEO of we.are.tohorā, creating a community that cares about whales, the environment and each other.
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- @snapshot_serengeti
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Fauna & Flora
Conservation, Innovation, Education
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Article
There is an illegal mining contract (it's literally against the constitution of Panama!) Being forced upon the people and nature of panama by the Canadian mining company First Quantum and a handful of corrupt...
23 October 2023
Interested in joining our growing global team? WILDLABS is hiring a new position based at WWF-US!
17 October 2023
Many people know of the Mozilla Foundation because of the FireFox browser and other open source software they produce together with countless volunteers. Perhaps less well known, the Mozilla Foundation also runs a...
4 October 2023
The WILDLABS community had a banner year in 2022 as we launched our new platform, created more community-centered programmes, and broke new ground in impactful research and workshops. Read more in our 2022 WILDLABS...
18 September 2023
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Five #tech4wildlife people, projects and updates that caught our attention this month. An AI supported bear early warning system, a project that's connecting indigenous communities with high speed internet, exploring...
12 September 2023
IDEA WILD is currently accepting applications from all countries for awards for small equipment grants. Read on to learn more.
11 September 2023
Join us in welcoming Esther Githinji, our WILDLABS East Africa Conservation Technology Facilitator who will grow and support the conservation technology community across our first regional hub in East Africa. Read on to...
1 September 2023
An engaging conversation about wildlife drones
21 August 2023
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In this thought piece and the finale of our Sustained Effort series, WILDLABS editor Ellie Warren discusses why sustainability is such a difficult challenge to tackle, and why the enormity of that challenge is the very...
16 August 2023
Careers
Looking for an ecologist/data scientist with experience in analysing and visualising biodiversity data.
8 August 2023
Please join us in celebrating this year’s top #Tech4Wildlife Photo Challenge Honorees as chosen by our panel of leading conservation organization judges, and enjoy the story contained within these entries about how our...
4 August 2023
Join us as we count down the WILDLABS community's honorees in the first-ever #Tech4Wildlife Community Choice Awards!
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Hi wildlabbers! Every second friday, we host a work out loud space here in the community. We host it the day our digest hits... |
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Community Base | 1 year 11 months ago | |
Hi all!Dropping back in to share that we're thinking about how supply chain issues tie into our upcoming series on conservation tech sustainability. We've started a Twitter thread... |
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Community Base | 1 year 11 months ago | |
@gracieermi & I are happy to announce the latest update to the Conservation Tech Directory, bringing our total resources in the... |
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Acoustics, AI for Conservation, Biologging, Camera Traps, Community Base, Data management and processing tools, Drones, eDNA & Genomics, Remote Sensing & GIS, Software and Mobile Apps | 1 year 11 months ago | |
Hi Carly, Thanks for digging up my previous thread (I couldn't find it). I guess I've been asking this question for a few years now!I had also heard of grants from car... |
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Community Base | 1 year 11 months ago | |
Hi Isobel, Great to hear from you! I would love to learn more and connect so that I can discuss with the team further. You can reach me here: [email protected] . Thank... |
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Community Base | 1 year 11 months ago | |
This is a great one! I will be attending virtually.Though did not receive any feedback to the emails I sent them about issues registrating. Had to call them from Italy to get a... |
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Community Base | 1 year 11 months ago | |
Hey all!I'm well into my journey into the field of conservation now, after volunteering and freelancing for a couple of different... |
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Biologging, Community Base, Open Source Solutions | 1 year 11 months ago | |
ha, I totally didn't expect you to jump into this thread Netty but I'm here for it! Your twitter takeover this week has been super fun to watch, definitely one of my highlights... |
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Community Base | 1 year 11 months ago | |
Hi Courtney, Over on Twitter your question has had a useful reply from CodeforPDX:Steph |
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Community Base | 1 year 11 months ago | |
There are only a few days left to apply to the 2022 Gathering for Open Science Hardware! Join a community of scientists, hardware developers, artists, and activists... |
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Community Base, Open Source Solutions | 2 years 1 month ago | |
Hi all! My name is Gabi Fleury and I'm part of the Black Mammalogists Week organizing committee and will be collaborating with WILDLABS on setting up this May 3rd... |
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Community Base | 2 years 1 month ago | |
An update on my audio cases. I tried changing a few things. 1. Changed battery brand and thus the age of the batteries I was being supplied. The Tadiran cells being supplied... |
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The Variety Hour: 2023 Lineup
15 February 2023 11:29am
Catch up with The Variety Hour: February 2023
14 February 2023 6:26pm
How do I get started with mobile phones in sea turtle monitoring?
13 February 2023 10:01am
How do I get started with setting up my camera trap to monitor wildlife?
6 February 2023 5:42pm
Key Conservation Platform Launch Party!
2 February 2023 6:17am
Western Section of The Wildlife Society 2023
25 January 2023 2:09am
Apply Now: AI for Conservation Office Hours
18 January 2023 5:15pm
Join us for Tech Tutors: East Africa
18 January 2023 9:13am
How do I fit GPS satellite tags to remotely monitor giraffe movements?
18 January 2023 9:05am
Survey on research culture and sharing - please complete and share!
17 January 2023 5:23pm
International Congress for Conservation Biology
16 January 2023 2:53pm
Conservation Design Project Recruitment
19 December 2022 5:52pm
4 January 2023 10:48am
intrested.
Crowdfunding Aerial Baseline Study of Ghost Gear in Koh Phangan, Thailand
18 December 2022 11:06am
We are developing a project in Thailand, using drones to locate lost & discarded fishing gear across Koh Phangan, Thailand.
We're 86% there & only need $1500 to get us over the line. If you can help us, we would really appreciate it!
This project uses drones to create a baseline survey of lost fishing gear & document effects of entanglement on marine species.
We are working with Core Sea & Koh Phangan Sea Guardians to develop a locally led method for ongoing monitoring for discarded fishing gear, using drones.
Thank you, Sol, Tania & Kat
Workshop Invite: Building Partnerships between Conservation Tech and the UK Space Sector
22 September 2022 3:50pm
5 December 2022 3:10pm
Hi Steph,
If it's not too late, I'm very interested in this workshop.
Best,
V
6 December 2022 5:52pm
Hey Vance! We hosted the workshop a few weeks ago, but we're doing follow up calls and future meetings. I'll loop you into the next call!
Steph
12 December 2022 12:03am
Hi Steph. Would be interested also.
WILDLABS: Connect With Your Network Here!
1 December 2022 11:04pm
Tech and Biodiversity Conference, London
15 November 2022 2:07pm
AmazoniaHack: An Open Hardware Hackathon for the Amazon Rainforest
11 November 2022 5:05pm
EarthRanger Names Club Arribada and MoveApps as 2022 Conservation Tech Award Winners
9 November 2022 2:26pm
WILDLABS Digest: 4 November 2022
4 November 2022 3:42pm
A new issue of our community digest just went out! Check it out to discover a big platform update, and a summary of all the latest content from across WILDLABS in one easy to scan place!
Earth Observation 101 - would you like an end of course Q&A?
3 November 2022 4:18pm
Tech to Track: Harnessing thepotential of spatial data & digital technologies to prioritise nature and climate action
28 October 2022 10:14am
Organisational Development Learning Hub
25 October 2022 10:36am
Within the open-access Learning Hub, you can find interactive e-learning courses and recordings of online training webinars; all are original and completely free to access. Includes Good Fund Management, Conflict Resolution, Organisational Governance, Risk Management, and more.
Webinar: Reconnecting people with nature through compelling animated stories
19 October 2022 5:30pm
Organisational Resilience Festival
18 October 2022 8:15am
Connecting the Dots: A discussion on Private and Public Partnership and driving impact for our world
10 October 2022 12:32pm
Conservation Technology Event - UK, late 2020
16 March 2020 1:51pm
1 September 2022 11:14am
Ha!
We really should come back to this!
6 October 2022 12:31pm
The year that never was... *sigh*
Yeah, taking another shot at it would be nice. There was much enthusiasm from folks at the time!
Frontiers Symposium: Digital tools for reversing environmental degradation
5 October 2022 10:23am
Roddenberry Foundation’s Catalyst Fund
4 October 2022 11:13am
Conservation Tech Directory - new update!
29 August 2022 2:38pm
23 September 2022 5:26pm
Congrats on the milestone Carly and Gracie!
26 September 2022 10:07pm
Thanks so much!!
Your favorite conservation tech blogs and writers
21 September 2022 9:17pm
26 September 2022 8:06pm
I love @davethau's work! Particularly the GAIA series he did on Medium - https://medium.com/@davethau.
26 September 2022 8:15pm
Eugh me too! Ellie's been working with him to see if we might have him blog here as well.. *FINGERS CROSSED*!
8 January 2024 3:55pm