Hi fellow conservation technologists! Obviously I am posting on WILDLABS for the first time. I hope to get more active in the online community to gain broader insight into the conservation data landscape. I am working with the Conservation Technology Lab team at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance where we are currently partnering with Scripps Inst. of Oceanography to create a digital twin of our Biodiversity Reserve. It is the hope that we can eventually model this concept for use by our global partners. Happy to hear from any of you that might be working on digital twins to support conservation.

Hello everybody,

My name is Diego A. Gomez-Morales the leader of Biodievrsity Analytics SAS, a new stratup based in Colombia. We offer automated non-invasive biodiversity monitoring to the latinamerican market using bioacoustics, camera traps, and satellite imagery.

Glad to be part of this community!

Hi all. I’m the Environmental Professional Programs specialist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In my role I have the exciting privilege of supporting the next generation of environmental leaders, our MS students, in both the Environmental Observation & Informatics (EOI) and Environmental Conservation (EC) MS programs. My role focuses on graduate admissions and helping prospective students understand what our program offers and whether it’s the right fit for them. 
 

We're always excited to help prospective students see how important conservation technology is in today’s environmental work.

hi chad, its great to hear from you_its really a great idea and impactful journey  in our community

having experience in community-led conservation initiatives, working and leading in community based conservation @nature_embassy  as the leader (found on insta and other social pages), 

i will be glad to be part of the group, thankyou

Thank you, Henry, and the WILDLABS team, for this excellent opportunity. 🙏

We at INITIAM ASBL (DRC) have just submitted our application with the project IDEPROCONA – Digital Innovation in Ecosystems for Protection and Conservation of Nature, which focuses on integrating drones, mobile apps, and community-based monitoring to strengthen biodiversity protection in the Virunga-Itombwe landscape.

Even though the call is now closed, I would like to acknowledge how relevant and visionary the Boring Fund is, as it highlights the often overlooked but essential aspects of conservation technology such as integration, scaling, and sustainability.

We look forward to learning from others in this community and to sharing updates from our work, regardless of the outcome of the call. 🌱🌍

— Javan BUTIRA, INITIAM ASBL 

This is wonderful, thanks for sharing!

Sent to some South African local friends. 

Hi,
I lost track of the timeline; the Green Box submitted an idea for development, but I have not received any further communication. Could you please remind me what the timetable is, and if we will get feedback on our applications (knowing we are not the only ones with ideas, I can imagine the workload this has given)?

I am looking forward to your reply and insights.
Best wishes,
Gijs

How to submit a proposal for the Boring Fund on the Platform ?

I think a conservation tech agent would be most useful if it connects directly to existing WILDLABS resources, rather than trying to replace tools.

Ideally, it could Link questions to projects from the WILDLABS Awards or The Inventory, as well Suggest relevant forum discussions Recommend community members with similar experience. An then at the end propose technical solutions like ML models, devices, or toolkits for specific tasks 

I'm thinking of doing something like...

prompt

"How can I detect when an insect is attacking a tree using dendrometer data?"

agent

This is a time-series event detection problem. Based on previous project in WildLabs a BiLSTM neural network can be trained to recognise attack patterns by analysing the sequence of stem diameter changes before, during, and after an attack. These patterns may include sudden shrinkage or irregular oscillations caused by stress or resin production.

The agent could then link to:

• Projects using sensors or time-series AI in behaviours or events monitoring
• Open-source tools for LSTM-based classification
• Forum threads or community contacts who’ve worked on similar topics, models, tools, etc

Would love to collaborate on this we are curently building agents for conservation 
Kind regards
Olivier 

This sounds like a great idea, this is an area that I want to do more work in,

Where can I sign up.