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Michigan State University

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Citizen Science

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Using social media for Citizen Science projects - examples

Anyone can become a citizen scientist - even experts! If you're excited about exploring new areas of conservation tech, contributing to projects, or developing and launching your own citizen science projects or apps, this is the group for you.

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Bird Sounds Global web portal

A new web portal for annotating bird sounds has been opened called Bird Sounds Global (BSG). It is part of project LIFEPLAN, and its key objective is to develop global, automated software for bird sound identification.

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Human-Wildlife Conflict

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Hello there

Human-wildlife conflict is a significant challenge that only grows as habitats shrink and other issues like climate change alter the natural world. Technologies like biologging gear have become essential for proactively addressing human-wildlife conflict before it escalates, and tech projects that seek to understand population ranges and behaviour can help people learn to live with wildlife as part of our own environments. If you're interested in using technology to prevent human-wildlife conflict, this group is the place for you!

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Human-wildlife conflict one of the greatest threats to wildlife species - WWF and UNEP report

Report says the problem is as much a development and humanitarian issue as a conservation concern and risks derailing the Sustainable Development Goals.

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A Triphibian Surveillance Vehicle

Wildlife crime is a complicated challenge, so it's no wonder that the conservation technology community has explored solutions with every type of technology, all with the aim of predicting, preventing, and stopping crimes like poaching, illegal logging and fishing, and the sale of animal products like ivory. Join our Wildlife Crime group to meet others who are working on potential solutions to this global challenge and to add your own expertise to the conversation!

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New paper: Predicting poaching hotspots in the largest remnant of the Atlantic Forest by combining passive acoustic monitoring & occupancy models

Julia Martínez Pardo et al., Published in Biological Conservation

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Ethics of Conservation Tech

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Tech Tutors: How do I build a community-owned conservation tech research project?

Over the last few years the conservation movement has been enthusiastically deploying new technologies that make it possible to observe and protect the natural world in ways once unimaginable. But are there any potential risks we need to consider as we deploy the new, exciting technologies?

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New article (Reuters): Orca stuck in river to be lured to sea using drone with loudspeakers

"A drone emitting orca sounds will be used in attempt to guide the animal, whose health is fast deteriorating"

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A Triphibian Surveillance Vehicle

Used to pick up signals from tracking gear on the ground, collect images of wildlife and habitats from the air, gather acoustic data with specialized hydrophones, or even collect snot samples from whales' blowholes, drones are capable of collecting high-resolution data quickly, noninvasively, and at relatively low cost.

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The Foes and Floes of Labelling Aerial Pictures Manually

This WhaleSeeker article discusses how reliable distribution data depends on accurate labelling from survey images, and how AI can improve this process.

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Software and Mobile Apps

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The software and apps used and built by the conservation tech community are as varied as the species and habitats we work to protect. From fighting wildlife crime to collecting and analyzing data to engaging the general public with unique storytelling, apps, software, and mobile games are playing an increasingly large role in our work. Whether you're already well-versed in the world of software, or you're a hardware expert looking for guidance from the other side of the conservation tech field, this group will have interesting discussions, resources, and ideas to offer.

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Bird Sounds Global web portal

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Get to Know WILDBEAR Awardee Alyssa Bohart

The WILDLABS Community Base is the ideal place to get oriented with the all that our community platform offers, hear about news and opportunitys, and to meet new friends and collaborators.

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Introducing WILDBEAR Awardee Alyssa Bohart

Get to know Alyssa Bohart, our first WILDBEAR Award recipient, who works with GPS-collared bears in Canada.

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Database Design for Wildlife Enforcement

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Hello Wild Labs Community! I'm seeking advice on designing a generic database for wildlife enforcement. A big issue I encounter in my work with the government...

7 June 2019

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TECH TUTORS: Tell us what you want to see!	TECH TUTORS: Tell us what you want to see!	Thu, 30/04/2020 - 02:21

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