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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Environmental scientist with experience in natural resource management, especially water, wildlife, forestry, and biodiversity conservation.
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- @jmondragon
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- @KPMcFarland
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Conservation Biologist
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I am a biology undergraduate student who is interested in the field of wildlife conservation and has skills in field observation and identification
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- @WCBHP
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Retired, living on South Africas Northern west coast tracking Brown hyena
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- @julianagc
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With a background in biology, consulting, and education, I enjoy combining my many passions in applying ML and AI to biodiversity conservation.
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Terrestrial Ecologist
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- @marinejoly
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Associate Professor in Cognitive Ethology (University of Portsmouth, UK), I am interested in primate behaviour and cognition. I am seeking new avenues to investigate animal cognition and address conservation issues.
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- @CatherineJardine
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Birds Canada Data Science and Technology Team. Primarily working on Motus and NatureCounts.
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World Wide Fund for Nature/ World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
WWF-Tanzania GIS Specialist/Developer/Trainer
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Zoologist, currently serving as Head of Field Studies at Absolute Adventure (UAE). An environmental education professional with expertise in program development: field studies, wildlife conservation, research-based fieldwork, and outdoor education.
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World Wide Fund for Nature/ World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
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Full-stack developer - Consultancy
Elin Roberts
Rainforest Foundation UK is looking for a FullStack developer with an interest in environmental justice and the development of rainforest monitoring systems
6 December 2022
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Opinion paper describing "how data acquired from remote sensing, citizen science & other monitoring approaches could feed in near-real time to an early warning system for biodiversity that integrates automated red-...
7 November 2022
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Platform Community Senior Manager
Stephanie O'Donnell
Adventure Scientists is looking for an experienced online community administrator to manage a digital meeting-place for our scientists and adventurers, internally referred to as “The Platform.”
11 October 2022
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"We develop the use of benthic species as animal oceanographers by combining archival (depth, temperature) data from animal-borne tags, passive acoustic telemetry & citizen-science mark-recapture records for the...
10 October 2022
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The planet matters. People matter. Location matters.
Floor van Dam
This paper released by the World Economic Forum and the SPACES coalition shows how businesses can embrace the use of spatial intelligence for action on nature and climate. How can we make sure businesses apply the...
23 September 2022
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Sydney seals: From Manly to Malabar, marine life sprawls across a city
Stephanie O'Donnell
This came to me by way of my dad over the weekend, but it's is full of familiar names and has started popping up from other places in the conservation tech network. It's a gorgeous visual story via The Sydney Morning...
8 August 2022
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CERES TAG
Kim Lane
Ceres Tag sends just in time alerts and GPS location to have the power to track and trace.
22 July 2022
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PyTorch Developer/Data Scientist at Pl@ntNet
Carly Batist
The Pl@ntNet team is looking for a data scientist with strong skills in python and pytorch development. Pl@ntNet is a citizen observatory of plant biodiversity & research platform at the crossroads of data science,...
7 July 2022
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Michael and Maria Parsons recently purchased a substantial 165 acre lot of land in Far North Queensland, Australia. Entirely covered by tropical rainforest, it is contiguous with the Daintree World Heritage Area and...
11 May 2022
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In this thought piece from Whale Seeker, Malcolm Kennedy considers the strengths of weaknesses of citizen science and AI, both used to analyze large amounts of conservation data, and discusses the importance of data...
19 August 2021
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WILDLABS Featured: The Economist Technology Quarterly
WILDLABS Team
The latest Technology Quarterly special issue from The Economist highlights the theme of protecting biodiversity, and covers topics including climate change's impacts on biodiversity, modelling ecosystems, using...
17 June 2021
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WILDLABS member Meredith Palmer shared this great course module based around Snapshot Serengeti camera trap data, and developed for university biology courses. This material is ideal for introductory level biology...
25 November 2020
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| Hi @timbirdweather I've now got them up and running and winding how I can provide feedback on species ID to improve the accuracy over time. It would be really powerful to have a... |
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Acoustics, AI for Conservation, Citizen Science, Emerging Tech | 1 year 4 months ago | |
| Hi Danilo. you seem very passionate about this initiative which is a good start.It is an interesting coincidence that I am starting another project for the coral reefs in the... |
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Acoustics, AI for Conservation, Animal Movement, Camera Traps, Citizen Science, Climate Change, Community Base, Connectivity, Drones, Emerging Tech, Human-Wildlife Coexistence, Open Source Solutions, Sensors, Software Development, Wildlife Crime, Funding and Finance | 1 year 6 months ago | |
| Hi folks! Happy 2024 and thanks in advance for your patience in case I over-used tags. If you’re using any form of natural language... |
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AI for Conservation, Citizen Science, Climate Change, Conservation Tech Training and Education, Data management and processing tools, Early Career, East Africa Community, Emerging Tech, Ending Wildlife Trafficking Online, Ethics of Conservation Tech, Human-Wildlife Coexistence, Open Source Solutions, Software Development, Wildlife Crime, Women in Conservation Tech Programme (WiCT) | 1 year 7 months ago | |
| Hi Eva, Me and my colleagues run a small NGO based on Yogyakarta in Indonesia, although our projects are spread around the country. One of our active project is working with... |
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Community Base, Animal Movement, Citizen Science, Climate Change, Human-Wildlife Coexistence, Marine Conservation, Geospatial | 1 year 7 months ago | |
| Hi! @Surfingpsychedelicchicken ! yeah we run a conference kind of about this (well actually i've been helping run two conferences about this!) Dinacon and the GOSH gathering!... |
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Citizen Science | 1 year 11 months ago | |
| Am helping a conservation project use iNaturalist for their work in bio-diversity monitoring and also citizen science, STEM program with... |
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Community Base, Citizen Science, East Africa Community | 1 year 11 months ago | |
| @richardturere Hello :) and a warm welcome to WILDLABS! Here is the link to @Lekato Samuel Lekato - Founder and Chairman, Enduata Emaa CBO. Sam is interested in conservation... |
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Citizen Science, Climate Change, Community Base, Connectivity, Conservation Tech Training and Education, East Africa Community, Human-Wildlife Coexistence | 2 years ago | |
| Hi everyone! We are still looking for more participants who have experience with birding to participate in our study 🐦. Read below to view... |
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Citizen Science | 2 years 2 months ago | |
| Do you have a wild animal tracking story that involves adventure or misadventure? Share it with us! From going around in circles for hours... |
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Animal Movement, Citizen Science, Drones, Geospatial | 2 years 2 months ago | |
| That sounds like a really neat project! Do fish get re-caught often enough that individual ID is useful? Is sample bias (more data from popular spots) an issue? |
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AI for Conservation, Citizen Science, Software Development | 2 years 3 months ago | |
| Hello all! Bluspark is a plateform that allows natural area managers such as natural parks or reserves to optimize their day to day... |
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Citizen Science, Community Base, Connectivity, Conservation Tech Training and Education, Ethics of Conservation Tech, Protected Area Management Tools, Software Development | 2 years 3 months ago | |
| Hi Jim, could you please update us on your final choice and experience so far? |
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Citizen Science, Software Development | 2 years 6 months ago |
