Group curators
Talia Speaker
- @TaliaSpeaker
- | She/her
WILDLABS
World Wide Fund for Nature/ World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
Alex Rood
- @alexrood
- | she/her
WILDLABS
World Wide Fund for Nature/ World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
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:
Header image: Ana Verahrami/Elephant Listening Project
Group curators
- @TaliaSpeaker
- | She/her
WILDLABS & World Wide Fund for Nature/ World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
I'm the Executive Manager of WILDLABS at WWF
- 23 Resources
- 64 Discussions
- 32 Groups
- @alexrood
- | she/her
WILDLABS & World Wide Fund for Nature/ World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
I'm the WILDLABS Communications and Community Management Associate Specialist at WWF-US
- 157 Resources
- 95 Discussions
- 6 Groups
No showcases have been added to this group yet.
- @Chris_Beirne
- | he/him
I am Director of Wildlife Programs for Osa Conservation: Wildlife | Tech | Conservation
- 3 Resources
- 3 Discussions
- 6 Groups
Ecologist at Noe NGO, Project manager in restauration, rewilding, and citizen sciences program for grassland ecosystems and wild pollinators
- 0 Resources
- 1 Discussions
- 7 Groups
Species360
Species360, Product Owner - ZIMS for Husbandry & Aquatics, supporting our mission to advance global conservation through collaborative knowledge sharing.
- 0 Resources
- 0 Discussions
- 4 Groups
- @capreolus
- | he/him
Capreolus e.U.
wildlife biologist with capreolus.at
- 1 Resources
- 78 Discussions
- 16 Groups
Birds Canada
I work for the non-profit Birds Canada on a program called the Motus Wildlife Tracking System as a technology specialist and regional coordinator.
- 0 Resources
- 1 Discussions
- 2 Groups
- @JakobWiren
- | He,him
Swedish soon-to-be graduate engineer in AI/ML and robotics. Writing my master thesis in using decision trees for anti-poaching in Limpopo, South Africa. Am passionate about conservation, AI and travelling. Help me find a way to help you!
- 0 Resources
- 1 Discussions
- 13 Groups
- @Margaret
- | Her/she
- 0 Resources
- 1 Discussions
- 8 Groups
- @asiem
- | he/him
Project Manager, São Tomé and Príncipe, Fauna and Flora International
- 0 Resources
- 4 Discussions
- 1 Groups
- @SimoneW-TRU-DOE
- | She/her/hers
Research Officer with the Cayman Islands Department of Environment, Terrestrial Resources Unit. Her studies include tropical ecology, migratory birds, shorebird lifecycles, bats, reptiles, invasive species, biosecurity, wildlife health & marine biology.
- 0 Resources
- 1 Discussions
- 6 Groups
- @Mauricio_Akmentins
- | he/him
National Scientific and Technical Research Council of Argentina (CONICET)
Researcher and conservationist, focused on the conservation of the endemic and threatened amphibian species of Andean ecoregions of NW Argentina.
- 1 Resources
- 3 Discussions
- 6 Groups
Software Engineer, Web Developer, Tech Enthusiast. I am software engineer with a background in instrumentation, primarily developing using C/C ++. Skilled in web development, with a Grad Cert in Web Development. Enjoy experimenting with tech, e.g. Raspberry Pi, Arduino and IoT.
- 0 Resources
- 0 Discussions
- 7 Groups
- @siddharth119
- | He/Him
Co-founder of Habitat Robotics, a conservation-tech non-profit
- 0 Resources
- 0 Discussions
- 3 Groups
Article
Applications Open: Become a 2025-2026 WILDLABS Group Leader
WILDLABS Team and 1 more
Apply to become a WILDLABS Group Leader by June 20 to get more involved in the community, build your network, and leave an impact on your field.
28 May 2025
Link
World Wildlife Fund Wildlife Cafe:
Alex Rood
Talia Speaker and I joined the WWF-US wildlife team to discuss how technology is changing the game for wildlife conservation. We covered what the next frontier looks like for the field and how cutting-edge tools are...
27 May 2025
Article
Announcing the WILDLABS Awards 2025 Grantees
WILDLABS Team
Learn about the 15 selected projects that are working to innovate, scale, and adopt conservation technology for this year’s WILDLABS Awards.
20 May 2025
Article
Brokering finance deals to fund nature restoration with Rob Gardner
Frank van der Most
This is the title of an episode of Ben Goldsmith's 'Rewilding the World' podcast series. I have been wondering for a while, how is it done? Here is a crystal clear outline.
16 May 2025
With applications for the 2025-2026 Group Leadership Programme opening soon, the WILDLABS Community Team is sharing preemptive steps you can take to create a strong application for your new group.
9 May 2025
Link
Survey on Earth Observation in Wildlife Ecology
Helena Wehner
Hi together, I am working on detecting causalities between land surface dynamics and animal movement by using satellite-based earth observation data. As this is might be your expertise I kindly ask for your support...
8 May 2025
Funding
THE I4N AWARD
Innovation 4 Nature
Accelerate your nature-positive solution with an annual award from Innovate 4 Nature Foundation - Apply here: https://shorturl.at/Vfalw
6 May 2025
Careers
WILDLABS-WWF Graduate Intern
WILDLABS Team and 1 more
Come work with WILDLABS at WWF-US! We are seeking a graduate intern to support our State of Conservation Technology research. The role will be focused on delivering a 5-year trends report capturing the evolution of the...
17 April 2025
Funding
Jennifer Ward Oppenheimer Research Grant 2025
Adrien Pajot
Early-career scientists working on solutions to Africa’s environmental challenges are invited to apply for this amazing opportunity. The $150,000 grant supports groundbreaking research in areas focused on biodiversity...
9 April 2025
Funding
MIT Solve - Global Climate Challenge
Adrien Pajot
9 prizes from the MIT to tackle Climate Change
9 April 2025
Funding
$3 millions of funding for NGO in Brazil using AI for conservation / $ 3 milhões em financiamento para ONGs no Brasil que usam IA para conservação!
1 April 2025
Funding
Multiple grants
Frank van der Most
I have been a bit distracted the past months by my move from Costa Rica to Spain ( all went well, thank you, I just miss the rain forest and the Ticos ) and have to catch up on funding calls. Because I still have little...
28 March 2025
September 2025
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Ginevra Bellini
October 2025
November 2025
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Ginevra Bellini
February 2026
April 2026
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| 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... |
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Community Base | 3 hours 14 minutes ago | |
| Hi Both!Thanks for the feedback, I agree it would be nice to have the option for users to subscribe to some form of direct on-site/email notifications for new posts of specific... |
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Funding and Finance, Community Base | 10 hours 7 minutes ago | |
| 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... |
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Acoustics, AI for Conservation, Animal Movement, Camera Traps, Citizen Science, Climate Change, Community Base, Connectivity, Drones, eDNA & Genomics, Emerging Tech, Funding and Finance, Geospatial, Human-Wildlife Coexistence, Software Development, Wildlife Crime | 1 day 5 hours ago | |
| Hi everyone :)I’ll be in Kinshasa, DRC from 22 to 27 September as part of the AFRISTART program (Qawafel/RedStart Tunisie), which supports... |
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AI for Conservation, Community Base, East Africa Community, Edge Computing | 1 day 7 hours ago | |
| Hello from the WILDLABS Team! WILDLABS.NET will undergo essential maintenance between 10:00am and 4:00pm BST on... |
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Community Base | 6 days 4 hours ago | |
| 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... |
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Funding and Finance, Community Base | 1 week 5 days ago | |
| Sent to some South African local friends. |
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Community Base, Early Career, Human-Wildlife Coexistence, Women in Conservation Tech Programme (WiCT) | 1 week 6 days ago | |
| How to submit a proposal for the Boring Fund on the Platform ? |
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Community Base, Funding and Finance | 3 weeks ago | |
| Interesting way to get community members contributing to the platform, to learn and share knowledge on GIS-Based conservation |
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Community Base | 3 weeks 4 days ago | |
| Would love to collaborate on this we are curently building agents for conservation Kind regardsOlivier |
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AI for Conservation, Community Base | 1 month ago | |
| ...one of @jared ;) ...I think there are a few biz dev users from other legacy manuf., but yeah, they are not active. |
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Community Base | 1 month ago | |
| Hello Youssef,Yes, let's keep contact. I'm currently looking for good conferences to publish my work, if you are aware of something, please let me know. |
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AI for Conservation, Community Base, Edge Computing | 1 month 2 weeks ago |
Friday check in - what have you been working on this week?
11 March 2022 12:59pm
25 March 2022 4:12pm
Heya @LindyClydeKnowles - so nice to see you! This is super interesting, thanks for sharing :)
Some cool stuff happening over on twitter too:
Got back from deploying some AudioMoths & Swifts in SE Madagascar! Passive acoustic monitoring for lemurs. Also found out I got accepted to the @cv4ecology summer school! pic.twitter.com/qIlVE3hsqg
— Carly Batist (@Carly_Batist) March 12, 2022
Heard that I’ve been awarded £5k for acoustic recorder purchase!
— Carlos Abrahams (@abr_eco) March 11, 2022
Been reviewing data from some recorders I put out in vineyards last year. Some fun stuff going on! pic.twitter.com/OM7NOM3v7k
— David Savage (@david_t_savage) March 11, 2022
@LiamSeaDickson I bet you did something exciting this week
— Stuart Negus (@Stu_707) March 11, 2022
I had the opportunity to present my research using #drones4good to MPs at the Houses of Parliament, and talk about the importance of conserving our marine environment!
I was a finalist in the #STEMforBRITAIN competition - it was an incredible experience! pic.twitter.com/W8cdW3IqCg
— Liam C Dickson (@LiamSeaDickson) March 11, 2022
25 March 2022 4:21pm
Hello!
I have been watching GPS collars carefully as their are nearing their time of drop-off. We are testing burst fixes on these last few weeks of their 2.5 year deployment. So I am keeping a close eye on the battery levels so they will not die before beeing dropped off.
Also, I have been cooperating with Tobias from the Firetail acceleration and tracking visualization software to get support of ACC data from our Vectronic Vertex Plus collars.
Finally I have testing IP security cameras to see if they could be suitable to monitor our arctic fox dens in Greenland.
GOSH Regional Events Funding - Second Round Now Open!
14 March 2022 11:00am
WILDLABS Journal Club: Global Priority Mapping, AI for Good, and Conservation Messaging
10 September 2021 7:46pm
25 February 2022 9:52am
Hi Helga,
We've currently paused our Journal Club sessions while we're in the final stages of testing and launching our new community platform. We'll definitely be brining it back soon - maybe April? I'll let you know how you can join once it's back up and running!
Steph
11 March 2022 5:15pm
Once you're up and running please add me to the list!
13 March 2022 3:06pm
Thanks. What's the link to the paper about conservation messaging?
New Conservation Tech Directory Update!
10 March 2022 8:35am
Opportunity: Graphic Designer
8 March 2022 12:00am
Survey on Economic Value of Ecological Data
27 January 2022 12:51am
23 February 2022 4:27pm
Just re-upping this in hopes that I can get some more responses if it gets to the top of people's feeds.
Opportunity: Communications and Digital Media Coordinator
16 February 2022 12:00am
Media stories highlight WILDLABS research & community
10 February 2022 12:00am
Introducing the WILDLABS On the Edge Fellows
10 February 2022 12:00am
Media stories highlight WILDLABS research & community
9 February 2022 8:03pm
The WILDLABS Fellowships & Awards Programme
28 January 2022 3:58pm
2 October 2024 9:08pm
WILDLABS Fellowships & Awards: Matchmaking between tech and conservation
28 January 2022 3:22pm
Open Standards for the Practice of Conservation (ONLINE)
27 January 2022 12:00am
Researchers looking for volunteer walrus detectives
20 December 2021 12:00am
AI for Conservation Office Hours: 2021 Review
14 December 2021 12:00am
The State of Conservation Technology 2021
13 December 2021 12:00am
Digital Naturalism Conference Sri Lanka 2022
22 November 2021 2:53pm
3 December 2021 5:56pm
great to see a new DiNaCon!
can't make it there myself, but highly recommended.
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WILDLABS Fellowships
22 July 2021 12:23pm
22 July 2021 2:39pm
Congratulations, Steph.
This sounds like a great idea and a big step forward. Looking forward to hearing about all the projects. Also happy to help out if needed :)
Akiba
22 November 2021 2:52pm
Super cool! amazing thing to launch!
WILDLABS State of Conservation Tech Survey 2021
19 November 2021 12:00am
Protecting Communities & the Amazon: Artisanal Mining Grand Challenge open until Nov 17!
9 November 2021 4:13pm
Opportunity: Russell E. Train Fellowships
4 November 2021 12:00am
Prince William Announces15 Finalists For Inaugural Year Of The Earthshot Prize
28 October 2021 12:00am
Updated conservation tech directory site!
28 September 2021 3:14pm
11 October 2021 11:17am
Great did not know that this list exist
22 October 2021 8:06pm
Quick note that we've done another update last week, so the site now has 489 resources listed! The figshare link and PDF have also been updated.
23 October 2021 2:35am
Thanks Carly. It's such a useful resource :)
Training the Trainers
22 October 2021 5:04pm
Workshop on tech use in Nature
13 October 2021 12:41pm
Hiring - Technologist in US
28 September 2021 5:23pm
Community Call: September 23rd
22 September 2021 9:54pm
WILDLABS Journal Club: DIY camera trap, optimising use of biologgers, Allen Coral Atlas
21 May 2021 8:19pm
19 June 2021 11:38am
oh shoot, how did I lose track of you on my list? Sorry - you should have an invite today.
19 June 2021 11:47am
Alright - everyone who has asked for an invite on any social platform *should* have a calendar invite in their email from me (it'll be from my @fauna-flora.org email). If I've somehow missed you, can you please shout?
Steph
16 September 2021 7:48am
Hey Stephanie, I remember this idea being kicked around and I indicated interest some time ago, but if I am not on the list you have going, I would love to passively follow, appreciating the timezones likely will be difficult for me to follow live from Australia.
Introducing the Technical Difficulties Editorial Series
30 August 2021 12:00am
Tech Tutors Capacity Building Episode: Call for Input
19 August 2021 8:37pm
23 August 2021 11:32am
Thanks for posting, Ellie!
Hi all, would love to have a chat with anyone who has experience or insight in this area (and possibly put together a perspectives piece based on this episode). Looking forward to hearing from you all!
25 March 2022 2:37pm
Hi Stef (and others), I've been using old Natural resource maps from the 1970's to look at the habitats and resources that are identified within protected areas, most of which we haven't been able to survey in the future to help in a management planning workshop so that we can better understand what assessments need to be done in these areas for effective management of the resources.
some of the data isn't digitized as yet,