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Welcome to the home of the Women in Conservation Technology Programme (WiCT)! This is a space for the women and mentors involved in the programme to keep in touch, share updates and resources, and problem solve together! Drop into our group to say hello and keep in touch with the programme and participants. 

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Susana W. Kihia
A marine environmentalist with diverse experience in collaborating on multidisciplinary & community-centred marine research focused on: fisheries management, blue carbon strategies, seagrass ecosystems, & ocean literacy.
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East Africa coordination between ICTC Peru and GCTDF Kenya – informal community update

David Guerin

27 January 2026 12:52am

I’m posting this specifically for East Africa–based WILDLABS community members.WILDLABS is leading the International Conservation Technology Conference (ICTC) in Peru, and there...

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Cephas Eddy Omondi

24 February 2026 1:03pm

How are current drone pilots in the Mara handling biometric authorization for flight logs to ensure data integrity?

Elsa

25 February 2026 11:27am

Hi @DavidGlobalDroneForum , I have attended ICTC and tried to be in the drone-related sessions as much as possible. I'm am not based in Africa but very much would like to better understand how drones are being used there as the organisation I work for are keen to increase the use of drones in that area. Would be happy to contribute in some way with reflections depending on timeline. Unfortunately I won't attend the conference in Kenya in person. I have also signed up to the Drone WG so was hoping to share something then too!

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Women in Conservation Forum: 3 Weeks Today!!

Macayle Rose Guerin

9 February 2026 1:31am

The Women in Conservation Forum held in the Trademark Hotel on Monday the 2nd of March is happening 3 weeks from today!Our timetable is coming together well, with involvement from...

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Mandy Eyrich

11 February 2026 2:16am

Hi Macayle! My assumption is that this is an in-person only event...yes? If there is an option to join remotely or listen in, please do follow up and share with our Community! I would personally love to attend, and I am sure many others would as well! And if there may be any content that is publicized post the event, please do share that as well. :) Sounds like a fantastic initiative -- thank you for sharing! Cheers!

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Women in Conservation Forum (WiCF) 2nd March in Nairobi: GoFundMe platform

Macayle Rose Guerin

30 January 2026 5:14am

Hello all, We have set up a GoFundMe platform for Women in Conservation Forum. Our goal is to make the day as open and accessible as possible. We would greatly...

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Susan Chege Reuben

30 January 2026 10:52am

Hello Macayle

It is of great pleasure that there is this opportunity coming to East Africa. I would like to attend this. Do you have any recommendation for funding  a student to attend such a forum? I will share this opportunity with our East Africa WhatsApp group too.

Macayle Rose Guerin

2 February 2026 2:33am

Hi Susan, 

Thank you for your message. 

I apologise, but as we are a non-profit and mostly volunteer-run, we are presently unable to provide funding support to people to travel to Nairobi for the forum. 

Thank you for sharing WiCF with the whatsapp community; that’s lovely of you!

I can write up an official letter of invitation if that would help with a university bursary application, and WiCF attendees will receive a certificate of attendance for the day. 

I have a small invitation flyer; feel free to share this with others who may be interested. 

Kind regards,

Macayle 

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Women in Marine Conservation session in the Women in Conservation Forum (WiCF) day 2nd March in Nairobi, Kenya. 

Macayle Rose Guerin

30 January 2026 4:52am

Hello everyone, We have speaker slots available in the Women in Marine Conservation session in WiCF on Monday 2nd March in Nairobi! This hour-long...

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Macayle Rose Guerin

30 January 2026 4:56am

Disclaimer: The related organisations in the blue box below are not partnership statements. I am merely trying to spread the word. We only have official partnerships (e.g. by an MoU) with CCF and WildDrone for the GCTDF. 

Thank you! 

Susan Chege Reuben

30 January 2026 10:55am

Hi Macayle

Are these two different forums; one in Mombasa and other in Nairobi? can you make me understand please?

 

Macayle Rose Guerin

1 February 2026 2:02am

Hi Susan, We are just organising the one – Global Conservation Tech and Drone Forum 2-6 March in Nairobi. Women in Conservation Forum is a one-day forum on 2nd March, part of the wider GCTDF. https://www.gctdf.org/agenda I was merely mentioning the Our Ocean Conference in Mombasa because of its importance in marine conservation.
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Women in Conservation Forum, 2nd March 2026, Nairobi, Kenya

Macayle Rose Guerin

6 January 2026 8:28am

Single day forum for academics, practitioners, early career professionals, students and more from Africa and beyond! 

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David Guerin

7 January 2026 1:57am

I am really looking forward to supporting this initiative; well done @MacayleGuerin 

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Future Conservationist Award

Alex Rood

23 October 2025 2:00pm

These awards offer early-career conservationists a chance to gain a project grant of up to $15,000 as well as ongoing support through our global Alumni Network, including funding, training and mentorship. // Estos...

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Women Conserving Southern Africa

Emily Bennitt

16 July 2025 10:38am

Hi AllI am setting up a congress bringing together Women Conserving Southern Africa, which will be held in Kasane, Botswana, in February 2026.The idea is for lots of women from...

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Lynette Penkner

14 August 2025 3:29am

This is wonderful, thanks for sharing!

Drea Burbank, MD

20 August 2025 1:13am

Sent to some South African local friends. 

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GPS collars for domestic dogs

Stephanie M.

20 January 2025 3:26am

Hi Everyone - I'm quantifying home ranges and contact rates between wildlife, pastoralists, and domestic animals (livestock guardian dogs and livestock) living on shared...

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Constance Woodman

20 February 2025 8:46pm

What are your parameters? Do you need yes no movement, which could be collected with an accelerometer and no lat-long data?

Movement on an XY grid once an hour within a tightly bounded area?

High resolution once per second data? Large geographic area?

Different technologies deliver ddifferent datasets. Sometimes, significantly!

Fadhilla Golda

10 March 2025 11:37am

Hi Stephanie, at https://Savannahtracking.com we develop and manufacture a variety of collars with sizes ranging from about 95 grams for Raptors, 200grams - 1200g for mammals, and collars for large mammals such as Elephants. We currently have collars deployed on Dingoes which are about the same size as domestic dogs, and I believe that a similar solution will be perfect for your needs.
Our GPS collars can be programmed to collect high resolution data (15-minute gps positions) with hourly uploads via iridium satellite to our server where you can view and download the data from our dedicated windows or MAC SDM platforms. We also have a view only android/ios app. All our collars have two-way satellite communication, Internet based downloading via the free accompanying Savannah Tracking data manager software, automated Google Earth links for visualization, fully user definable geo fencing allowing for point, line and polygon fences and automated app and mail alarms in case of zone violation.

Kindly reach out to us and we can discuss a bespoke solution for your tracking needs at [email protected]

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A call for support

Letícia Benavalli

14 February 2025 12:34pm

I have been accepted into the Beahrs Environmental Leadership Program, a prestigious summer course on Sustainable Environmental Management at...

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Maristela Martins de Camargo

14 February 2025 6:46pm

Hi, Leticia - Have a look on Planet Women and Awesome Foundation, they might offer something. I'd also try to contact the folks from Onçafari and Pousada Caiman and ask for their sponsorship. Good luck! 

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Climate changes in wildlife protected areas

Nora Noel

14 August 2024 11:26am

Hello! Good day everyone?I have a query about climate change and i would appreciate to get some ideas from you.I am volunteering in a national park, ecologist and i am interested...

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Adventina Nyanjobe Anthony

14 August 2024 5:27pm

Hi Norah! 
This is a great concern! Kudos! 
Climate change data especially for such a long time can help us answer a lot of questions including the few listed below:

  1. How has the climate variability affected the trend of species in the ecosystem? (You can choose to study a specific specie of animal or plant) and respond on their increase and (or) extinction.
  2. How has climate variability affected or supported the survival rate of introduced species?
  3. Climate variability is one among many factors of invasion, how is the invasion rate in your ecosystem?
  4. You can also answer on the general topic of your ecosystem’s health with the data! 

    I would love to read a paper from the data you have! Very resourceful! 
    Break the leg! 
Tatenda Hanyani

11 February 2025 5:17pm

I agree Adventina. I am also interested in "How has the climate variability affected the trend of BAT species in the ecosystem? and respond on their increase and (or) extinction.

 

@Norah, I am also interested in the findings regardless of the species you pick. In 2022 - 2023 we created a climate database for an NGO project in Amhara, Ethiopia. It would be cool to come up with a climate variability databasa for the park.

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Finishing Off the 2024 WiCT Programme: Building an East African Female Conservation Technology Community

WILDLABS Team

23 December 2024 3:18pm

Look back on the incredible three days in Grumeti that wrapped up the Women in Conservation Technology Programme 2024! 

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Agripina Cletus

12 August 2025 3:45pm

This was truly rewarding and unforgetable experience to me! I will definetly recommend this opportunity to any young lady at their early carrier stage to take a step and join this amaizing workshop!!

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