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The boring fund: Standardizing Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM) data - Safe & sound

Sanne Govaert

27 January 2025 3:47pm

Thanks to the Boring Fund, we are developing a common standard for Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM) data.Why it’s important: PAM is rapidly growing, but a core bottleneck is the...

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Julie Oswald

8 February 2025 11:00pm

This is such an important project! I can't wait to hear about the results. 

Tessa Rhinehart

12 February 2025 4:15pm

Hey Sanne, awesome - we definitely need a consistent metadata standard for PAM.

If you haven't already, I would suggest sharing this on the Conservation Bioacoustics Slack channel and the AI for Conservation Slack channel. You would reach a lot of active users of PAM, including some folks who have worked on similar metadata efforts. 

If you're not a member of either one of those, DM me your preferred email address and I'll send you an invite!

Julia Wiel

7 April 2025 11:07pm

Hello everyone,

Thank you all for your contribution!

You can read some updates about this project in this post.

Julia

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WILDLABS Awards 2025 - Statistics

Adrien Pajot

30 March 2025 9:53pm

Using our statistical analysis of energy (referencing my previous post on the Boring Fund 2024 stats), and with the judging process still ongoing until the end of the week, I’m...

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Adrien Pajot

30 March 2025 9:57pm

Just over two-thirds (n=174) of the projects applied for the $50,000 grant category, reinforcing our decision to continue expanding the availability of these larger grants.

Adrien Pajot

30 March 2025 9:59pm

Once again this year, we observed a well-balanced distribution of project types, with technology adoption and application being the most common. This aligns closely with the trends we saw in 2024.

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The Boring Fund 2024 - Statistics

Adrien Pajot

30 March 2025 9:45pm

Better later than never, opening a thread to share with you some statistics about the applications received for The Boring Fund 2024 as we did for the WILDLABS Awards 2024. ...

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funding

Multiple grants

Frank van der Most

28 March 2025 1:42pm

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...

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5 Insights from the 2024 Network Survey

WILDLABS Team

27 March 2025 8:21pm

In September 2024, we asked you to participate in the 2024 Network Survey and share your experience with WILDLABS and ideas for the future of the network. Here’s what we learned and how we’re addressing your feedback.

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Nature Tech Unconference - Anyone attending?

Elsa Carla De Grandi

8 March 2025 12:11pm

Hi all, anyone planning to attend the Nature Tech Unconference on 28th March at the London School of Economics Campus in London, UK? (the event is free to attend but...

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Matt Rogers

21 March 2025 12:07pm

The Futures Wild team will be there :)

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WILDLABS Awards 2025: Meet the judges

WILDLABS Team and 1 more

26 March 2025 1:13pm

While the WILDLABS Awards 2025 submissions are in the final round of judging, meet the panel that is currently reviewing the shortlist of applicants. 

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Adrien Pajot

14 April 2025 11:43am

Dear @Lot , dear @WMXZ , Thank you both for your comments. I (and we at WILDLABS) completely understand your situation, as we often find ourselves in the same position,...
John Gallo

14 April 2025 7:23pm

Great, thanks @Lot and @WMXZ for asking the question on many of our minds, and thanks @Adrien_Pajot for the totally understandable response.  Thanks also for the update!...
Adrien Pajot

16 April 2025 6:09pm

Dear all, As you have likely seen in your inbox, the selection process for the WILDLABS Awards 2025 has now concluded, and all selected awardees have been contacted....
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Thank you and farewell! 

Stephanie O'Donnell

7 February 2025 6:27pm

Hi wildlabbers, Ooof, this is going to be a difficult one to write. It's a message I have left to truly the last possible moment because it will be so hard to find the right...

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Harold Tay

22 February 2025 1:34pm

All the best, and I'd like to think Bill the dog will be enjoying more walkies.

Divya Rathor

21 March 2025 8:27pm

You'll be missed sorely, Steph! Thank you for putting your heart & soul into building this community! Wildlabs.Net won't be what it is today, without your hard work! Hope you'll continue to stay in touch. Have a relaxing Sabbatical and best wishes for your next adventure! ❤️

Sean Hill

25 March 2025 9:30am

Good afternoon Stephanie!

It is sad to see you go, but very exciting to hear that you will be on adventures new very soon! I wish you all the best in your future endeavours and thank you for this brilliant project that is Wildlabs, it is a truly wonderful community. 

Take care, all the best and kind regards

Sean Hill

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Mole-Rat Mystery. Can anyone help?

Sean Hill

19 March 2025 3:25pm

Good afternoon everyone! I am currently doing a personal study on Cape Dune Mole-Rat (Bathyergus suillus) activity in my free time along an estuary. I do not know...

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Jocelyn Stalker

20 March 2025 4:17pm

Hi Sean! I love that you are naturally curious and are pursuing really cool projects in your free time. I know absolutely nothing about cape dune mole rats (in fact, never heard of them prior to this post, but I will confess I was interested in the concept of a mole-rat mystery), but I did have some thoughts about where you might find more information-

It seems like the types of questions you are asking are pretty specific and niche. My first thought on how to find someone with expertise in these specific rodents was to go to their iNat page- there you can see the top observer and top identifier. Both individuals are active researchers, so I think reaching out to them on iNat or finding their e-mails from their respective organizations' sites might be a good way to get in touch.

https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1986.tb03570.x

I also did a quick search in Google Scholar in which I typed in only the scientific name and hit go. The two publications linked above caught my eye as potentially helpful in your search- particularly the first one. They excavated burrows and noted things like home range size, that males have more burrows than females, etc. I didn't go much beyond the abstracts but these seem like they might get you on the right tracks!

Happy ratting!

Sean Hill

25 March 2025 8:36am

Good morning Vance

Thank you very much! I am looking into some papers that I was kindly directed to by Jocelyn Stalker ( her comment below) and am looking for ways to establish population dynamics just by looking at the mounds. Once I have figured this part out I should be able to correlate the information to the drone data. The Ground Sampling Distance (GSD) for this project is very small, 1.3cm per pixel. This has proven to be very useful because I am able to use the very fine 3D models to run change detections that pick up new heaps and vegetation reductions (which may be due to feeding) on a weekly basis. It helps not only visualise but also quantify where the most activity has occurred. I will keep you posted!    

Sean Hill

25 March 2025 8:47am

Good morning Jocelyn

Thank 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!!

They are the most extra ordinary little creatures and as I don't know much about them either, I thought I'd try learn as much as I can (not just through literature, but through my own observations as well). I walk past these mounds daily and am always intrigued when I see more mounds and really enjoy watching them actively push the dune sand up to the surface (you don't see the wee fellas but you can watch the sand move as they burrow away). One afternoon while flying my drone (I was quantifying the changes in sediment deposition and erosion volumes in the estuary after a flood that was soon followed by a super high tide), I had a heap between my legs and all of a sardine it starts moving! So that sparked my curiosity even further. 

I will keep you posted on my findings and thank you again for the papers and the direction! It is greatly appreciated!!

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Wildlife Detection/Identification App for Security personnel at Airports.

Priyank Shah

5 October 2024 3:49am

Hi guys, I wish to develop an app for the security personnel at working at airports, with a keen interest on ending wildlife trafficking, I discovered that a lot of wildlife...

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Jessica Dawson

7 October 2024 10:37am

Within the African Wildlife Forensics Network many investigators, customs officials and the like use the IDentifyIT App for species, and now cycads.  It is a continual work in progress but it helps with in situ morphological ID. 

Diego Montecino-Latorre

13 March 2025 5:41pm

Not for ID but there is a "Wildlife Sentinel" app too. Great Idea by the way.

Priyank Shah

23 March 2025 12:55pm

Hi, 

Thank you for your message I think there's some kind of application for this app not by itself by complementing technologies like NABIT, mentioned in an earlier comment.

 

So, haven't found anyone so far to have a full fledged discussion and feasibility of this idea yet.

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What do you want to see from WILDLABS' social media?

Alex Rood

25 February 2025 9:45pm

How do you think WILDLABS should be using social media? Right now, we mostly use our platforms to share upcoming events, roundups of popular discussions, new programmes/...

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Alex Rood

27 February 2025 4:10pm

@Frank_van_der_Most @WMXZ Thanks for the perspective! What we've done in the past is shared links to discussions happening on WILDLABS as a way to amplify their reach, and direct people to participate in the WILDLABS discussion thread if they have something to contribute. (Sort of like we did with amplifying the OSS/F&F callout for presenters or our digest recap posts.) I guess the thought is that someone on LinkedIn/Bluesky/other platforms might see us share a discussion thread through their social network and feel inspired to join in on the conversation and make an account. 

Frank van der Most

27 February 2025 4:37pm

Thanks for your response, Alex! I would guess and hope the same, but do you have indications for what the effects actually are. I don't remember the registration form. Is there a question about how new members found the platform? 

CathyNj

21 March 2025 1:27pm

I love the emails that lead me here.

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event

Catch Up With The Variety Hour: March 2025

Alex Rood

12 March 2025 5:07pm

You’re invited to the WILDLABS Variety Hour, a monthly event that connects you to conservation tech's most exciting projects, research, and ideas. We can't wait to bring you a whole new season of speakers and...

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ICCB 2025 – Let’s Connect!

Stephanie M.

9 March 2025 5:06am

Hi Everyone,I’m excited to be attending my first ICCB 2025 as a student presenter and early-career researcher! My work sits at the intersection of computational epidemiology and...

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Nguyen Thi-Tam Anh

12 March 2025 1:55pm

Hi everyone, I’m excited to become a member of Wild Lab! I’m currently working on my master’s thesis, focusing on dormouse conservation. My research explores the behavioral responses of dormice to temperature and habitat patterns using camera trap data.

Additionally, I’d like to incorporate agent-based modeling to simulate species behavior. However, I’m a bit unsure about how to effectively apply modeling for predictions. If anyone here has experience with modeling, I’d love to connect and discuss!

Looking forward to learning from you all.

Best regards,

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Presenters wanted: showcase your open source income streams

Frank van der Most and 5 more

17 February 2025 2:08pm

A burning topic in the open source community is how to generate income ( in any way, including commercialisation ) with open source software or hardware? Recently, questions were...

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Frank van der Most

7 March 2025 12:21am

It's great to see so much interest in presenting at this webinar. We have also received interest through direct messages and meetings that we've happened to have had. Thank you all for volunteering!

We will get back to you after wext week Wednesday ( 12th ) when there will be the next coordination meeting.

This date will also be the deadline for those still considering to volunteer.

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New WILDLABS Feature: Introducing Courses!

WILDLABS Team and 1 more

5 March 2025 12:25pm

Discover WILDLABS' new feature: self-led learning courses. Get started with or dive deeper into conservation technology through structured courses designed by independent experts, verified members, and the WILDLABS team.

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discussion

What is your favourite social media these days?

Eugene Galaxy

29 January 2025 7:27am

Hey everyone, I would like to understand more about the wildlife community consensus (if there is such?) on social medias.With recent BlueSky rise and X platform owner's...

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Beni Beeri Issembert

4 March 2025 8:36am

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 trusted sources and then you don't need any other social network. 

:O) 

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event

WILDLABS Conservation Tech Meetup, DC

Alex Rood

3 March 2025 8:55pm

Come by a happy hour meetup hosted by WILDLABS in Washington, DC! This is a fantastic opportunity to connect with fellow conservation tech enthusiasts, share ideas, and enjoy a relaxed evening together.

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Soumya Bhattacharyya

7 March 2025 7:54pm

I am based out of Atlanta, GA and will come from out of town to DC to attend this. Since I will be in the area I will get some other things done like visiting DC zoo after a long...
Alex Rood

7 March 2025 8:40pm

Keep us in the loop if this happens! And let us know if you have any questions or ways WILDLABS may be able to help.There are quite a few wildlabbers in the area (@dmorris comes...
Soumya Bhattacharyya

23 March 2025 12:58am

I wanted to thank Wildlabs for arranging this unique event. I was overwhelmed by the turnout! It was incredible to see so many experts! However, it was very exciting to give faces...
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careers

Wildlife Monitoring Internship 2025

Alex Rood

3 March 2025 3:02pm

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (SNZCBI) is seeking an intern to assist with multiple projects related to conservation technology for wildlife monitoring. SNZCBI scientists collect data...

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Funding and Finance group reaches 100 members

Frank van der Most

25 February 2025 9:15pm

Last week the Funding and Finance group crossed the 100 member mile stone. A big thank you to everybody who participated in achieving this, either by becoming a member or by posting in the group. Besides the numbers...

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Matt Rogers

27 February 2025 11:59am

Thanks for having us @Frank_van_der_Most !
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Conservation Tech Career Pathways - what do you want to know? 

Stephanie O'Donnell

17 June 2022 1:30pm

Hi wildlabbers, I made a casual comment in my post in the friday check in thread: This week I'm seeing a lot of questions coming up about career paths in #tech4wildlife...

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Savithri K

20 April 2024 5:36pm

Unfortunately , not yet . Still digging into it in my free time. And trying to setup a camera in my bord feeder for a mini conservation project in my back garden :) 

Savithri K

20 April 2024 5:41pm

Hi Soumya , 

 

Interested to know if you are pursuing distance education in ML while at your current job. I would love to hear more about your journey on course specifics and the platform you use to complete the education, and I would love to hear if you have any recommendations based on your experiences.

Thanks, 
Savi

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