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.
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Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior
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CEO of Anicare. Anicare produce next generation ear tag form tracking device for wildlife tracking


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The University of Queensland
Passionate about using technology and data to solve conservation issues.
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(Tropical) forest ecologist w interest: biodiversity, camera traps, community led conservation & more. Passionate about inclusive nature for all.
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I am a dedicated professional with a bachelor of science in Wildlife management. I have extensive experience working in research as a Research Assistant and currently serve as a Human-Wildlife Conflict Mitigation Supervisor.


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Arribada Initiative
Director at Arribada, a UK-based conservation technology research & development organisation



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We are a team of ecologists and technologists who believe good business must be good for nature. We’re building an economy that puts nature and business in balance by incentivising the restoration of nature at scale.
7 July 2023
Applications are now open till 23 July for the 2023 Canon Oceania Grants with the category of the Environmental Grant valued at AU$5,000. The finalist will be selected based on the environmental and social merits of...
7 July 2023
Join our annual #Tech4Wildlife Photo Challenge from July 24-28 to share your best photos and videos with conservation tech users, makers, and supporters from around the world.
7 July 2023
In this article from Fran Baker, Fiona Riggall, and Ed Miller, you'll learn how tech companies like Arm can incorporate sustainability into their mindset for longterm success.
5 July 2023
Article
Say hello to the WILDLABS community on Instagram and help us highlight conservation tech work happening around the world!
1 July 2023
CBE is recruiting a full-time Senior Wind Engineering Manager to drive the development and implementation of their existing and future wind portfolio.
27 June 2023
The GSMA ClimateTech programme
21 June 2023
In this article from Jacinta Plucinski & Akiba of Freaklabs, they share advice on organising your thoughts around building short-term and long-term sustainability considerations into your conservation technology...
21 June 2023
Careers
Come work with us! WILDLABS and Fauna & Flora are seeking a Project Manager to join our team and help deliver projects under our cross-sector funding and events programmes. Accepting applications until Sunday, 9...
16 June 2023
Come work with us! WILDLABS and Fauna & Flora are seeking an intern to help develop the movement ecology content on the Inventory - our wiki-inspired database of conservation technology. Accepting applications until...
6 June 2023
Inger Andersen, the Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) explains how the innovative approaches towards curbing plastic pollution witnessed across African nations can help in pivoting to a plastics-...
5 June 2023
It's World Environment Day! This year the focus is on solutions to plastic pollution under the campaign #BeatPlasticPollution. How are you getting involved to solve plastic pollution using conservation technology?
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Hi everyone,So excited to be here. Based in Vienna Austria and working as a Founder for Stop The Desert, assisting farmers who need training and funds to transition to... |
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Community Base | 15 hours 13 minutes ago | |
This is wonderful, thanks for sharing! |
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Community Base, Early Career, Human-Wildlife Coexistence, Women in Conservation Tech Programme (WiCT) | 11 hours 15 minutes ago | |
Thanks Frank. |
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Funding and Finance, Community Base | 15 hours 29 minutes ago | |
Hello HenryCan someone submit more than one application with different ideas? |
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Funding and Finance, Community Base | 2 days 3 hours ago | |
How to submit a proposal for the Boring Fund on the Platform ? |
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Community Base, Funding and Finance | 2 days 8 hours 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 | 6 days 1 hour 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 week 6 days 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 | 2 weeks 1 day 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 | 3 weeks 6 days ago | |
I thought you might find this model of connecting tech start-ups and developers to end users through Innovation Groups interesting and... |
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Support the Cartographer Cause! Hi there,I am on a mission to empower children and communities through maps, GIS — helping people better... |
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Climate Change, Community Base, Conservation Tech Training and Education, East Africa Community, Geospatial | 1 month 2 weeks ago | |
Thank you for your reply, ChadI meant 10 as a whole, indeed. Perhaps you see your post in one group, but since it is tagged for all groups, I assumed you meant 10 in total.In your... |
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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 month 3 weeks ago |
MOOC on Environmental Security and Sustaining Peace
18 February 2019 10:41am
Take the WILDLABS Community Survey 2019!
13 February 2019 12:00am
Community Office Hours: Wednesdays and Fridays
25 January 2019 3:01pm
[Invite] Digital Naturalism Conference / Residency / Workshop
15 January 2019 9:34pm
Advice for pilot regen project (New Forest, UK)
4 December 2018 12:20pm
15 January 2019 9:23am
Thanks David,
I understand your point, but we are now collaborating with University research that will be examining (amongst other things) the microbial level, especially in poor and polluted environments. The request still stands, and any relevant collaboration would be welcomed.
All the best.
Conservation X Labs is hiring!
8 January 2019 12:32am
Request for suggestions: Innovative, technology focused conservation projects
23 June 2016 1:02pm
22 November 2018 4:23pm
Hi Kieran,
We should connect and have a chat!
Ross.
Bright Frog Game Studios logging on!
23 June 2017 6:58pm
23 June 2017 11:44pm
Loving the enthuasim Gabriela (and Jaymie), welcome to the WILDLABS community! We're delighted to have you on board.
You're already right amongst it, so I'm pretty much just going to keep our of your way so you can keep doing your thing. Just know that I'm here (via direct message through my profile or at stephanie.odonnell@wildlabs.net) if you need me.
As with all new members, I do recommend checking out our regular digest as a great way to get oriented about the latest conversations that are happening in the community, the most recent issue is available here.
You've done a stellar job introducing yourself to the community here, if you're keen to connect with other members a good starting point is our welcome thread or our member directory.
Other than that, there is nothing more to add from my end. I look forward to seeing your enthusiastic posts in our community!
Steph
24 June 2017 12:21am
Thanks for all your help Steph!
22 November 2018 4:23pm
Welcome! How are you getting on with your game studio?
Tails of the unexpected – Historic first for thresher shark tag team
22 November 2018 12:00am
Small Mammal Specialist Needed Liberia
9 November 2018 2:15pm
HWC Tech Challenge Update: Comparing thermopile and microbolometer thermal sensors
18 October 2018 12:00am
What have you been working on recently (2017)?
29 September 2017 12:15pm
31 August 2018 10:43am
EleSense IoT - https://conservationx.com/project/id/159/elesenseiotnetworkforhec
Download the WILDLABS Annual Report 2017
28 August 2018 12:00am
Home for a New Field Station Fab Lab
16 August 2018 9:24am
Holohil Radio Transmitter Grant Program
17 July 2018 12:00am
2018 Zoohackathon: Call for Problem Statements
11 July 2018 12:00am
Make for the Planet - Borneo!
22 February 2018 6:26pm
Have your say in our Community Survey
22 February 2018 12:57pm
Global Resource Bank
21 February 2018 9:27pm
#Tech4Wildlife Friday Roundup - 26th Jan 2018
25 January 2018 10:38pm
27 January 2018 6:49am
Thanks Steph,
I appreciate a semi-regular summary document - it might only occasionally throw up a 'new' story for community members (depends on other media followed / library access) but it could be that one story that gives someone the next bright idea for their project (and is also no doubt appreciated by the developers / contributors).
MJ
Job opportunity Conservation lab manager, Ol Pejeta Kenya
22 November 2017 10:39am
22 November 2017 5:02pm
Oh no thunder was stolen whatsoever, I was just impressed! Great to hear you're heading there next year - you might witness the lab being set up.
22 November 2017 5:14pm
I'll take some pics :-)
22 November 2017 5:18pm
oooh, yes please!
Biodiversity conference, Nov 14-15 Washington DC;
31 October 2017 8:07pm
Shuttleworth fellowship funding
16 October 2017 2:47pm
17 October 2017 8:01am
Thanks for sharing. I see that @Alasdair Davies - ZSL Tech Specialist and co-founder of Naturebytes is a current fellow.
17 October 2017 8:14am
Yes, it was Alisdair Davies who tweeted it...
20 October 2017 9:05am
Hiya,
Feel free to DM me if you want any help and advice applying. The Fellowship really is life changing if you are a free thinker in a closed system and have an idea you want to explore.
I wanted to develop open and affordable conservation technologies to break down the barriers that inhibit access, and so I started the Arribada Initiative (check out the AudioMoth purchase at the moment too). You get $250k a year plus your salary on top, so it's supercharged. Plus, it's like a family. You work with other Fellows to get advice, share experiences and everyone supports each other.
If you have an idea that needs openness injected then go for it, apply today.
Zoohackathon Winners' App Will Help Citizens Report Poaching In Real Time
26 September 2017 12:00am
Strength of your passwords
25 September 2017 6:50pm
The Future of wildlife?
21 September 2017 7:14am
Thinking about conservation tech entrepreneurship?
20 September 2017 2:55pm
We're heading to the London Tech for Good Meetup - Monday, September 11, 2017
4 September 2017 5:34pm
Are you heading to Colombia for the SCB International Congress for Conservation Biology (ICCB 2017)?
18 July 2017 10:06am
22 July 2017 8:57pm
Hello to everyone following along with this thread! We having a #tech4wildlife happy hour this evening from 4:30pm:
EL BARÓN - Café & Liquor Bar
Cra. 4 #31-7, Cartagena, Bolívar, Colombia
+57 5 6643105
https://goo.gl/maps/tzD14zWRaFF2
Participants from the two tech workshops - the tech think tank and the camera trap workshop - are coming along, and anyone else is welcome!
steph
23 July 2017 2:18pm
Hi guys,
I'll be staffing the Miradi Software booth that Nick mentioned. So in case you don't make to any of the sessions, you can swing by our booth and ask questions, learn more about Miradi.org and MiradiShare.org and/or take part in our raffle to win free subscription for Miradi.
Looking forward to seeing you all real soon,
Felix
24 July 2017 2:41pm
hey Felix, great to hear from you! I'll definitely be popping by to find out more, thanks for sharing your booth details.
As there are two tech focused symposiums today, plus your event nick, we're going to have another happy hour this evening for tech folk. Our one on Saturday had ~40 people, and, from the feedback I've had, people really appreciated the chance to sit for a while and have proper ind conversations. So it seems valuable to host another one.
Tech Happy Hour
5pm Tonight
Plaza de la Santísima Trinidad
Map below
We also have a growing tech whatsapp group which is how we're coordinating a lot of impromptu meetups, so if you'd like to join just add me at +44 7702255269, and let me know who you are. It'd also be helpful if you told me a sentence about what you're working on so I have a bit of context to connect you into the group.
Looking forward to seeing old faces and meeting new ones. See you all soon
Steph


Women in Ecology Mentoring Scheme
23 May 2017 4:24pm
1 June 2017 4:06pm
Update
Applications now open for the BES scheme. Apply from anywhere in the world!
Deadline to apply: 28 July 2017
15 January 2019 9:04am
I know this might be controversial but why do anything - why not let nature do it's thing and just observe. That way it would establish a baseline and help to formulate acellerator interventions for other sites. Although Knepp has started from a different base it's an interesting story in low intervention rewilding https://knepp.co.uk/