Group curators
Talia Speaker
- @TaliaSpeaker
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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 WILDLABS Research Specialist at WWF-US
- 23 Resources
- 62 Discussions
- 25 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
- 114 Resources
- 78 Discussions
- 7 Groups
- @Alawa
- | She/Her
Passionate wildlife and biodiversity conservationist
- 0 Resources
- 0 Discussions
- 24 Groups
- @Tim_Hofmeester
- | he/him
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Researcher studying human-wildlife coexistence -- Camera trapper
- 4 Resources
- 1 Discussions
- 5 Groups
- @CourtneyShuert
- | she/her
I am a behavioural ecologist and eco-physiologist interested in individual differences in marine mammals and other predators
- 0 Resources
- 7 Discussions
- 9 Groups
- @KathHecht
- | she/her
I am a biologist/ecologist without concrete specialisation. New Zealand's unique but fragile flora & fauna have taught me the importance of increasing awareness with locals and visitors alike. This is my constant motivator.
- 0 Resources
- 0 Discussions
- 10 Groups
- @kricherds
- | she/her
Technologist. Civic Science Fellow & Data Inclusion Specialist at OEDP.
- 0 Resources
- 0 Discussions
- 14 Groups
British-Costa Rican | Interested in transdisciplinary research in Planetary Health amongst other things
- 0 Resources
- 1 Discussions
- 13 Groups
- @WilliamGawo
- | Mr
I am a tech enthusiast, with a keen interest in wildlife conservation. I am licensed drone operator, with a night operations rating, a drone instructor, with a night operations instruction rating and currently working as Head of Training at Expert Drones Africa.
- 0 Resources
- 1 Discussions
- 1 Groups
- @Vicky
- | She/Her
I am the Programs Coordinator for Grumeti Fund's Research and Innovation for the Serengeti Ecosystem (RISE)
- 0 Resources
- 6 Discussions
- 5 Groups
20+ years traveler and management consultant turned tech founder and conservationist. Founder & CEO of ZAMBEZI ZERØ; super intelligence to safeguard biodiversity.
- 0 Resources
- 0 Discussions
- 15 Groups
- @Agripina
- | Miss
Frankfurt Zoological Society
As a wildlife conservationist, I am deeply committed to nature conservation, community empowerment, and wildlife research in Tanzania. I've actively engaged in community-based projects, passionately advocating for integrating local communities into conservation.
- 3 Resources
- 23 Discussions
- 6 Groups
- @Tina
- | Her
I am a young researcher and scientist with extensive experience in the ecology of small mammals. I am open to career and capacity-building programs.
- 0 Resources
- 16 Discussions
- 6 Groups
African Parks
- 0 Resources
- 0 Discussions
- 9 Groups
Article
Take the 2024 WILDLABS State of Conservation Technology Survey
Talia Speaker and 1 more
What technologies are you using or building for nature, and how are they working for you? Have your say in the 5-year trends report on the State of Conservation Technology by taking the 2024 survey today!
19 November 2024
Article
Apply Now: AI for Conservation Office Hours 2025
Jake Burton and 1 more
Are you stuck on an AI or ML challenge in your conservation work? Apply now for the chance to receive tailored expert advice from data scientists! The deadline for applications is Monday 9 December 2024.
13 November 2024
Funding
Crowder-Messersmith Fund calls for small project applications (≤$3000)
Frank van der Most
The Crowder-Messersmith Conservation Fund supports small, local conservation and education projects in developing countries.
31 October 2024
Funding
ICI opens Medium Grants call for projects (€300K-800K)
Frank van der Most
The International Climate Initiative opens this call once per year, to allow what they call "smaller-scale civil society actors in developing and emerging countries" to initiate projects addressing the Paris agreement...
31 October 2024
Funding
EOCA call for applications ≤€30K
Frank van der Most
The European Outdoor Conservation Association will soon open its half-annual call for project applications. Applications must protect a threatened species or habitat ( including marine habitats ), be related to outdoor...
31 October 2024
Careers
Director of Mpala Secretariat
Alex Rood
Princeton University seeks an ambitious, highly motivated, and experienced individual for a leadership role in its office of international affairs and operations. Reporting to the Vice Provost for International Affairs...
16 October 2024
Article
Meet Us at COP16
WILDLABS Team
From October 22 to 31, our team will be attending COP16 in Cali, Colombia. Connect with us at various events, visit our innovation booth, attend the side-events we are hosting, or find us between the Green and Blue...
16 October 2024
Funding
Ocean Exploration and Discovery Request for Proposals
Frank van der Most
The Schmidt Ocean Institute (SOI) and the National Geographic Society have a joint call for "early career scientists who can lead ship-based research, technology, or conservation projects aboard SOI’s Falkor (too)"
13 October 2024
Funding
FSCF call for ≤ $25K threatened species projects in the Asia-Pacific region
Frank van der Most
The Fonseca Species Conservation Fund supports early career conservationists working on projects regarding threatened amphibians, freshwater fish, primates, small mammals, tortoises and freshwater turtles 'in urgent...
3 October 2024
Funding
The Connected Conservation is thrilled to announce our award's third round in collaboration with the Airbus Foundation. This award champions the use of cutting-edge satellite imagery to tackle biodiversity loss and...
30 September 2024
Article
We are thrilled to start a brand new group, the Latin America Community, and introduce the new Group Leaders for the 2024-2025 term: Vanesa Reyes and Juan Sebastián Ulloa Chacón. // Estamos muy contentos de iniciar un...
27 September 2024
Article
The Boring Fund: Origin Story
Stephanie O'Donnell
The story of the Boring Fund and why we're so excited to have it out in the world 🚀
26 September 2024
May 2025
June 2025
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World Wide Fund for Nature/ World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
October 2025
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Alex Rood
February 2024
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Talia Speaker
December 2023
November 2023
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Stephanie O'Donnell
| Description | Activity | Replies | Groups | Updated |
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| Dear Alex Rood,Thank you so much for the advice. I’ll make sure to regularly check the career openings on resources page. I appreciate your support. |
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East Africa Community, Community Base, Early Career, Human-Wildlife Conflict | 8 months 2 weeks ago | |
| Hello Nora, I hope the link below can provide you with some information. |
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Climate Change, Community Base, Women in Conservation Tech Programme (WiCT), East Africa Community | 8 months 2 weeks ago | |
| Answer: We envision this Q&A functionality to be a similar format to the existing discussion post comments. We are open to discussing whether these are visible to all members... |
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Community Base | 9 months 1 week ago | |
| Thank you for your valuable insights. I, too, am eager to hear more from those actively working on this issue. |
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Community Base, Conservation Tech Training and Education, Protected Area Management Tools | 9 months 1 week ago | |
| Hi Asia @blackmammalogistsweek :) Pleasure to connect with you! I'm part of the WILDLABS team here, supporting our East Africa Community.Thanks for sharing details on the... |
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Community Base | 9 months 2 weeks ago | |
| Hi César, Is there a geographic area you're limited to? That would help to narrow down options. I would recommend reaching out perhaps to the Kitzes Lab, Sound Forest... |
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Acoustics, Citizen Science, Community Base, Early Career, Marine Conservation | 9 months 2 weeks ago | |
| Hi everyoneI have enjoyed attending the Variety Hour and learning about synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and the way it detect snares. This... |
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Protected Area Management Tools, Community Base, Conservation Tech Training and Education, Ethics of Conservation Tech | 9 months 2 weeks ago | |
| Very interesting topic |
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Citizen Science, Community Base, Open Source Solutions, Geospatial | 9 months 2 weeks ago | |
| very nice paper Cathy!!! |
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Climate Change, Community Base, East Africa Community, Conservation Tech Training and Education | 9 months 2 weeks ago | |
| Like to introduce to you Maungakiekie Songbird - a urban based community project that has the goal to enhance the natural... |
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Community Base | 9 months 4 weeks ago | |
| Thanks so much, Alex! |
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Community Base | 10 months 1 week ago | |
| It would be great to address data collection, handling and storage. It starts with keeping good records of field deployments so that devices can be refound and helps at the time... |
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Community Base, Conservation Tech Training and Education, Early Career | 10 months 3 weeks ago |
Crowdfunding Aerial Baseline Study of Ghost Gear in Koh Phangan, Thailand
18 December 2022 11:06am
Using drones to find ghost gear in Koh Phangan, Thailand & study the impacts on marine megafauna | Experiment
crowdfunding science research funding crowdsourcing experiment openaccess
Workshop Invite: Building Partnerships between Conservation Tech and the UK Space Sector
22 September 2022 3:50pm
6 December 2022 5:52pm
Hey Vance! We hosted the workshop a few weeks ago, but we're doing follow up calls and future meetings. I'll loop you into the next call!
Steph
12 December 2022 12:03am
Hi Steph. Would be interested also.
WILDLABS: Connect With Your Network Here!
1 December 2022 11:04pm
Tech and Biodiversity Conference, London
15 November 2022 2:07pm
AmazoniaHack: An Open Hardware Hackathon for the Amazon Rainforest
11 November 2022 5:05pm
EarthRanger Names Club Arribada and MoveApps as 2022 Conservation Tech Award Winners
9 November 2022 2:26pm
WILDLABS Digest: 4 November 2022
4 November 2022 3:42pm
Earth Observation 101 - would you like an end of course Q&A?
3 November 2022 4:18pm
Tech to Track: Harnessing thepotential of spatial data & digital technologies to prioritise nature and climate action
28 October 2022 10:14am
Organisational Development Learning Hub
25 October 2022 10:36am
Webinar: Reconnecting people with nature through compelling animated stories
19 October 2022 5:30pm
Organisational Resilience Festival
18 October 2022 8:15am
Connecting the Dots: A discussion on Private and Public Partnership and driving impact for our world
10 October 2022 12:32pm
Conservation Technology Event - UK, late 2020
16 March 2020 1:51pm
1 September 2022 11:14am
Ha!
We really should come back to this!
6 October 2022 12:31pm
The year that never was... *sigh*
Yeah, taking another shot at it would be nice. There was much enthusiasm from folks at the time!
Frontiers Symposium: Digital tools for reversing environmental degradation
5 October 2022 10:23am
Roddenberry Foundation’s Catalyst Fund
4 October 2022 11:13am
Conservation Tech Directory - new update!
29 August 2022 2:38pm
23 September 2022 5:26pm
Congrats on the milestone Carly and Gracie!
26 September 2022 10:07pm
Thanks so much!!
Your favorite conservation tech blogs and writers
21 September 2022 9:17pm
26 September 2022 8:06pm
I love @davethau's work! Particularly the GAIA series he did on Medium - https://medium.com/@davethau.
26 September 2022 8:15pm
Eugh me too! Ellie's been working with him to see if we might have him blog here as well.. *FINGERS CROSSED*!
NSF Activate Fellowship
26 September 2022 7:22pm
New Platform Help: How do I...?
6 May 2022 9:36am
1 September 2022 8:57pm
Ha, I literally said the same thing after posting my last link - 280 is so much less than you think. We're going to increase it a bit. We are still going to keep the editing tools minimal, that was purposeful. We don't want every type of post to behave exactly the same as it gets confusing. Links are intended to be straightfoward and quick, a link with a short description or commentary. Anything else you should be starting a proper discussion or creating a longer post.
7 September 2022 4:20pm
Another potential thing to add - maybe getting more specific than country on location? Like adding state/province/city? To make the member directory searchable on a smaller geographic scale. I've seen lots of posts recently on Bioacoustics Stack Exchange, AI for Conservation Slack, & others looking for people based in a particular region or city and it got me thinking about how the WILDLABS member directory could provide that. Just a thought!
23 September 2022 3:36pm
Thanks Carly! I'll pop this on the list of features to discuss with developers. Putting broader regions on the existing list might be possible. It could also be useful to get more specific but it might require re-working how the filter works or adding more filters. Maybe at some stage we could have a big wildlabs member map (although that might potentially lead to some data privacy issues).
In the meantime some people put their city in their bio, which is searchable on the members section.
WILDLABS Digest: 23 September 2022
23 September 2022 12:05pm
Workshop: Building UK Partnerships for Conservation Technology
22 September 2022 3:02pm
Catch Up with The Variety Hour: November 2022
22 September 2022 2:12pm
Catch Up with the Variety Hour: October 2022
22 September 2022 1:59pm
WILDLABS Journal Club
15 September 2022 11:42am
15 September 2022 12:17pm
Ah Journal club - this was a lot of fun but a little chaotic. We've been wondering if we should bring it back with a slightly different format. ie we all agree on a paper to read before rather than bringing a mix of things to present. What does everyone think? Is anyone else keen? Is there a format you'd suggest we use?
15 September 2022 3:49pm
I have been waiting for journal club to come back!! 10000% down.
I agree with @StephODonnell, would love it to come back!!! And now that variety hour is happening, that's more of the "mix of things" that she mentioned anyways so I think that new format would be great.
Closing soon: WILDLABS State of Conservation Tech Survey 2022
14 September 2022 12:42am
#Tech4Wildlife Photo Challenge Countdown
8 September 2022 11:03pm
Join the #Tech4Wildlife Photo Challenge!
8 September 2022 10:21pm
Starting today: Join the 7th annual #Tech4Wildlife Photo Challenge!
6 September 2022 10:06am
7 September 2022 8:37pm
Survey for Doctoral Research on Poaching in Protected Areas
29 August 2022 10:43pm
5 December 2022 3:10pm
Hi Steph,
If it's not too late, I'm very interested in this workshop.
Best,
V