With experts across the WILDLABS community working with every type of technology and in every imaginable environment, our platform is a great place to find advice and resources on choosing what tools are right for your conservation project. Whether you're in the market to try a new camera trap model, want to experiment with drones for the first time, or need help weighing the pros and cons of data management tools, there's someone in the WILDLABS community who can help you make a smart and informed choice!
The Community Base is our general gathering group. It's the place where we cover more general, big picture topics in conservation technology - ones that don't fit neatly into our other groups. If you don't know where to post something, just post it in this group. Our moderators will move it if needed!
At our Community Base, you'll find updates from the WILDLABS team on upcoming events and opportunities, and have the chance to shape our programs and platform with your opinions. And most importantly, the Community Base is also home to our Welcome to WILDLABS thread, the best place to introduce yourself to us and the community. Stop by and tell us what you're working on!
Whether you're new to WILDLABS and want to know where to begin, or you're a longtime member looking for a handy bank of resources, our Getting Started on WILDLABS thread will be your one-stop guide to getting the most out of our platform.
Want to find out more about WILDLABS? Check out our recent community call:
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WILDLABS & World Wide Fund for Nature/ World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
I'm the Executive Manager of WILDLABS at WWF



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WILDLABS & World Wide Fund for Nature/ World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
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AI software engineer looking to make a difference in the world
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20 years of experience in biodiversity research, species conservation and community empowerment.
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- @affiliatepurna
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Purna Man Shrestha is a program coordinator of mountain spirit, Nepal. He has 6 years of working experience in human wildlife interaction focusing on wildcats, and conflicts. He has a good knowledge on wildlife survey techniques, field survey, stakeholder engagement
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- @georg_strunck
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Delft University of Technology & SPOTS | Strategic Protection Of Threatened Species
MSc Student in Aerospace/Robotics @TU_Delft | Engineer & Project Manager @StrategicProtectionOfThreatenedSpecies (SPOTS) | Robotics Engineer @BiodivX with @ETH Zürich for the xPrize rainforest competition

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Wildlife ecologist specializing in animal movement modeling and habitat selection with a strong interest in conservation policy and management decisions.
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UCLA Computational Biology and Conservation Biology
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UCD SVM Student
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Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)
Master student in Automation Engineering at Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC) in Brazil. Areas of interest: embedded systems, robotics, multiagent systems

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- @Tayebwa
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Am a wildlife conservationist from Uganda with interests in birds and wetlands
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Hi, my name is William. I am Senior Data Scientist/ Remote Sensing Engineer with experience in GIS, Machine Learning, Systems Engineering, Data Science Pipelines. I am motivated and passionate about using my skills for wildlife and biodiversity conservation.
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University of Colorado Boulder
PhD student exploring design and technology to connect people with nature and the environment



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The Forests & Communities Initiative ( FCI ) calls organizations led by indigenous peoples and local communities for expressions of interests to 'manage a regional call for projects'.
11 August 2024
On the final day of the #Tech4Wildlife Photo Challenge, we wrap up looking at past and current submissions that feature the fastest growing areas of conservation tech. Today’s topic: bioacoustics!
9 August 2024
We’re taking a look at past and current submissions that feature the fastest growing areas of conservation tech: movement ecology, AI, aquatic conservation, and bioacoustics. Today’s topic: aquatic conservation!
8 August 2024
We are thrilled to welcome our 3 new Group Leaders for the 2024-2025 term, Bri Johns, Amanda Matthes, and Pen-Yuan Hsing!
8 August 2024
To celebrate our 9th Annual #Tech4Wildlife Photo Challenge happening this week, we’re taking a look at past and current submissions that feature the fastest growing areas of conservation tech: movement ecology, AI,...
7 August 2024
To celebrate our 9th Annual #Tech4Wildlife Photo Challenge starting yesterday, we’re taking a look at past and current submissions that feature the fastest growing areas of conservation tech: movement ecology, AI,...
5 August 2024
The Conservation Leadership Program's Future Conservation Awards calls for proposals from teams of early-career conservationists and targeting at-risk species from the IUCN Red List.
5 August 2024
The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund ( CEPF ) calls for letters of inquiry ( LOIs ) for both small and large grants. Small grants are between $5K and $50K. Large grants are greater than $50K. Applications can be in...
4 August 2024
The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) calls for Letters of Inquiry (LOIs) for organizations that address the conservation of biodiversity related to climate change. The budget allows for six to ten awards.
4 August 2024
The Turtle Conservation Fund is currently accepting applications for its grant program that focus on endangered tortoises and freshwater turtles
4 August 2024
Get to know the judges for the 9th Annual #Tech4Wildlife Photo Challenge!
1 August 2024
Black Mammalogists Week 2024 (blackmammalogists.com) will be held Sept. 15-21 and we want to collaborate with conservation tech experts to make our 3rd virtual event a success! If interested, fill out the linked form;...
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Linkedin mainly. iNaturalist and eBird ofc but these are more communities than real social networks. But, and this is a real advice, a good RSS feed reader with all your... |
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AI for Conservation, Community Base | 5 months 4 weeks ago | |
Hi Savi, Apologies for the delayed response. I have finished my Marters in AI and ML. Happy to share. Soumya |
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Community Base, Early Career | 6 months ago | |
Hi @eugenegalaxy , Filip at #Octophin Digital here. The whole Platform is built ontop of the Drupal framework (with many custom features) but most of the frontend like the menu is... |
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Community Base | 6 months 1 week ago | |
Hi Diego, Thanks for your question. Letters of support are expected to be written by external supporters. Please do note that they are not mandatory. Best, |
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Community Base | 6 months 2 weeks ago | |
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.... |
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Climate Change, Community Base, Geospatial, Women in Conservation Tech Programme (WiCT) | 6 months 2 weeks 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 | 7 months ago | |
Hi Hugo! A WILDLABS App has certainly been on our wish-list of things we could build. Depending on funding availability in the future of course. At the moment we are working... |
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Community Base | 7 months 3 weeks ago | |
After discussing with a potential applicant for 2025, I realised that I never shared the stats about the number of applications per category. Here they are: 35 projects for 7... |
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Community Base | 7 months 3 weeks ago | |
Hi Mark, thanks for responding. I think you've identified one of the most difficult parts of research climbing: maintaining your climbing skills and knowledge between field... |
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Community Base, Camera Traps, Conservation Tech Training and Education, Early Career | 7 months 3 weeks ago | |
I am thrilled to share that I have completed the six-month Women in Conservation Technology program. I am Sarah Mshanga, and I hold a... |
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Acoustics, Conservation Tech Training and Education, Community Base, Early Career, East Africa Community | 8 months ago | |
They seem to be a little bit far apart. But It occurred to me that a python would be a tremendous predator if you lived in a submerged... |
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Community Base | 8 months 3 weeks ago | |
Hi everyone.Please help me understand how can monitoring and evaluation tools be designed and implemented to assess the effectiveness and... |
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Early Career, East Africa Community, Community Base, Conservation Tech Training and Education | 9 months 1 week ago |
ICOTEQ launch TAGRANGER® system of products
23 November 2023 1:25pm
Catch up with The Variety Hour: November 2023
16 November 2023 12:59pm
Have your say: Take the 2023 WILDLABS State of Conservation Technology Survey
15 November 2023 9:20am
The State of Conservation Technology 2023: Five Key Findings
15 November 2023 9:20am
The Ultimate Biodiversity Fact Sheet. 14 stats to convince people about the importance of nature.
9 November 2023 5:10pm
Insight; a secure online platform designed for sharing experiences of conservation tool use.
7 November 2023 1:01pm
A SPOTLIGHT ON CUTTING-EDGE BIOMONITORING TECHNOLOGIES
31 October 2023 9:09am
31 January 2024 7:17pm
Takeaways from the First-ever Africa Climate Summit: Conservation Technology is Still New(ish)
27 October 2023 11:54am
Introducing The Debrief: Season 1
27 October 2023 10:48am
Help Panama Fight Ecocide
23 October 2023 7:59pm
Catch up with The Variety Hour: October 2023
19 October 2023 11:59am
WILDLABS Team Hiring: Community & Communications Associate Specialist at WWF

17 October 2023 9:05pm
Anyone else attending ADSA in Texas next week?
17 October 2023 8:46pm
GOSH Community Call: Open Hardware for Marine Science Applications
10 October 2023 12:33pm
Mozilla Foundation, funding for nature conservation
4 October 2023 6:30pm
1st Wildlife Scientific Conference 2023
25 September 2023 11:10am
Read the 2022 WILDLABS Annual Report
18 September 2023 12:11am
In case you missed it... (no. 1)
12 September 2023 11:49am
13 September 2023 6:23am
IDEA WILD Equipment Support Applications Now Open
11 September 2023 2:31pm
Three new APIs from Google Maps Platform making it easy for developers to map solar, air quality and pollen information
1 September 2023 11:57am
Introducing Esther Githinji, WILDLABS East Africa Conservation Technology Facilitator
1 September 2023 11:23am
Seedbank Project on iNaturalist
25 August 2023 4:28am
What are the smallest changes you can make right now to make your work more sustainable?
7 June 2023 7:46pm
14 July 2023 3:31pm
Agree on all comments!!
I always place the table lengthwise against a "wall/side" so that the booth area is open.
14 July 2023 3:35pm
For 4-5 years we were using oversized tablets instead of standard "tv" screens for display (quite practical). They were a bit bulky though, and I feel that iPad (or similar) would've been a better approach.
24 August 2023 11:37pm
Hi all! Our sustainability series, Sustained Effort, officially wrapped this month. The finale shared on WILDLABS focuses on this exact topic - finding the smallest possible ways to make our work more sustainable. If you haven't read it yet, I hope you will!
But we'd love to keep this conversation going to raise morale and empower the community to keep making positive changes. With that in mind, would anyone like to share small changes they've actually implemented recently (or in the past!) that others may be able to learn from??
London Climate Technology Show 2023
22 August 2023 8:35am
COP28 UAE
21 August 2023 4:28pm
Sustained Effort: Ten Percent
16 August 2023 10:00am
Lead ecologist (data science)
8 August 2023 9:04am
#Tech4Wildlife Photo Challenge: Judges' Panel Honorees
4 August 2023 10:00am
#Tech4Wildlife Photo Challenge: Community Choice Honorees
3 August 2023 10:00am
15 November 2023 6:10pm