Citizen science is rapidly becoming an invaluable tool in conservation. With technology providing new and interactive ways for anyone to contribute to conservation work from anywhere in the world, and on their own schedule, more conservationists than ever are turning to mobile apps and crowdsourced data analysis to speed up their projects and strengthen their data.
Similarly, more affordable and accessible tools like Audiomoth have opened the door for people to get involved in massive data collection efforts like the Silent Cities project, giving a glimpse into how our wider understanding of nature and conservation could be transformed as technology becomes increasingly user-friendly.
This group is your place for all things related to citizen science. Whether you're looking to get involved in a new conservation tech project, you're thinking of launching your own citizen science-powered project, you'd like to discuss capacity building and how citizen science can empower local communities, or you want to share a great resource or project you've found, this group will help you connect with others who are excited about making conservation tech accessible and effective!
To learn more about citizen science, check out this 2020 WILDLABS feature on Zooniverse projects.
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A conservation biologist with specialization in wildlife monitoring and community engagement. With experience in deploying camera traps and bioacoustics for mammal and birds monitoring in the Afrotropical environment.
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University of Suffolk
Researcher on the 8 Primates Project
PhD student- biodiversity monitoring using acoustic data
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Postdoctoral researcher at the University of Saskatchewan investigating biodiversity change in agriculture, primarily using bioacoustics.
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KONKLUSI (Kolaborasi Inklusi Konservasi - Yayasan)
Your friendly Indo-Crocky-Croc
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- @taylorcasalena
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sustainability strategist, naturalist, consultant
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Technologist and Visual storyteller focusing on social, conservations issues.
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- @Valentin_Stefan
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Interested in emerging technologies related to camera traps for pollinators
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Clemson University
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- @ELINURU
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Environmental scientist with experience in natural resource management, especially water, wildlife, forestry, and biodiversity conservation.
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- @jmondragon
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| Hi Kim, the website linked in the body text of the post was not working with our link preview embed system and somehow causing a crash. Clearing the site cache and changing the... |
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Citizen Science | 4 months 1 week ago | |
| Yep see you on friday |
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Geospatial, Acoustics, AI for Conservation, Camera Traps, Citizen Science, Community Base, Data management and processing tools, Emerging Tech, Open Source Solutions, Protected Area Management Tools | 4 months 2 weeks ago | |
| All sound, would be nice if there were only 5, though! |
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AI for Conservation, Citizen Science, Data management and processing tools, Emerging Tech, Ethics of Conservation Tech, Funding and Finance, Geospatial, Open Source Solutions, Software Development | 4 months 2 weeks ago | |
| Good morning JocelynThank you very much for your comment, this is proving to be very useful advice and thank you so much for setting me on the right path!! This is very exciting!!... |
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Animal Movement, Citizen Science, Human-Wildlife Coexistence, Marine Conservation, Drones, Community Base, Geospatial | 4 months 2 weeks ago | |
| Love this idea! I have spent some time thinking about similar things and have built some rather expensive (~ $20K) pH and oxygen sensors to use on paddlecraft as well as much less... |
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Citizen Science | 4 months 3 weeks ago | |
| Hi everyone!I am a PhD student in Environmental Economics at the University of York. My research is focused on understanding how human well... |
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Citizen Science | 4 months 3 weeks ago | |
| We are putting together a special issue in the journal Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology and are welcoming (review) papers on the use of AI in bird research. https://www.... |
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AI for Conservation, Software Development, Citizen Science, Data management and processing tools | 6 months 1 week ago | |
| Hi Paula, you're right that WhatsApp strips EXIF metadata (including GPS data), which makes it tricky to collect location information when people share photos. Perhaps you could... |
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Citizen Science | 6 months 1 week ago | |
| Hi Colleen,Thank you for sharing this exciting opportunity. I am Lucie, International Development Manager of Natural Solutions. We are a company at the intersection of... |
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Citizen Science, Early Career, Community Base | 6 months 1 week ago | |
| Hi Simon,We (Reneco International Wildlife Consultants) have an ongoing collaboration with a local University (Abu Dhabi, UAE) for developing AI tools (cameratrap/drone... |
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Acoustics, AI for Conservation, Animal Movement, Camera Traps, Citizen Science, Connectivity, Drones, Early Career, eDNA & Genomics, Marine Conservation, Protected Area Management Tools, Sensors | 6 months 4 weeks ago | |
| Hello WalterThanks for your input. I have achieved better results with the puc when hooking it up to a powerbank. Have got them set up to "recording only", and GPS to low power... |
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Acoustics, AI for Conservation, Citizen Science, Sensors | 7 months 3 weeks ago | |
| Thanks, we know they are breeding these animals here, I asked, since it's seems to be an expensive hobby, we need to allocate more funding for rural women in entrepreneurship and... |
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Acoustics, Animal Movement, Citizen Science, Human-Wildlife Coexistence, Protected Area Management Tools, Wildlife Crime | 9 months 4 weeks ago |
