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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WILDLABS & World Wide Fund for Nature/ World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
I'm the WILDLABS Research Specialist at WWF-US



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- @alexrood
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WILDLABS & World Wide Fund for Nature/ World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
I'm the WILDLABS Communications and Community Management Associate Specialist at WWF-US





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- @leonardoscarpa
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I'm Leonardo, I'm a biologist, and I'm passionate about movement ecology. Another of my hobbies is GIS. I have a master's degree in this topic, which I complement with the use of technology such as drones, camera traps and acoustic receivers
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- @Thomas_Luypaert
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Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU)
Ecological monitoring enthusiast with a focus on ecological and conservation research
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Heading up comms for a conservation agency based in the United Arab Emirates
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Purdue University



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- @Angele
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Working with IPLCs and applying data/geospatial tools for a conservation/carbon forestry project in the Philippines 🌿
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- @bioNathan
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Innovation Design Engineer studying at MSc + MA level. Previously a Robotics engineer with specialisms in remote sensing, control systems & electronics design. Transitioning to ecological contexts. I use bioinspiration to inform tech design, both product & infrastructure.
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Tech 4 Conservation
President, Tech 4 Conservation
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- @Jkavutha
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I am currently pursuing an MSc Conservation Biology at the University of Kent. My research interests are based around wildlife economies and how communities can be at the frontline to drive initiatives that promote sustainable livelihoods and safeguard wildlife habitats.
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- @Seagoose
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Ecologist & Conservationist. Women for the Environment, Africa Fellow. National Geographic Explorer.
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Experiment.com has announced a $10k Challenge Grant for conservation technology projects. The Conservation Technology Challenge Grant is sponsored by Robert Downey Jr.'s FootPrint Coalition and is an open call for...
26 November 2020
Funding
The Marine Stewardship Council is inviting fisheries, scientists, NGOs and postgraduates to apply for grants from its Ocean Stewardship Fund (OSF) – a fund dedicated to supporting best practise in sustainable fishing. ...
12 October 2020
Our friends from the Conservation Leadership Programme are now accepting applications for the 2021 Team Awards! These awards for outstanding early career conservationists are a great opportunity to recieve funding for ...
28 July 2020
Article
Everyone agrees that we need to learn more from failure, but … you first. I sat on a ‘failure panel’ once where two speakers weren’t even allowed to mention the organization where they worked, much less use current...
19 February 2020
Let’s be honest, most of us have at some point been involved in a conservation effort that didn’t go as planned or where the activities implemented simply didn’t lead to the outcomes we were expecting. Everyone likes to...
17 February 2020
Funding
The WWF Wildlife Practice is hosting an innovation challenge focused on increasing the long-term benefits of conservation efforts for local people. The Challenge is being hosted on the Impactio platform, a WWF Panda...
19 December 2019
Community Announcement
WILDLABS is the first global, open online community dedicated to conservation technology. The WILDLABS Community Review 2018-19, released today, offers a look back at two years of activity and impact. Download here
30 October 2019
Community Announcement
We're excited to introduce Season Three of the Virtual Meetup Series, bringing leading engineers in the tech sector together with academics and conservation practitioners to share information, identify obstacles, and...
24 September 2019
Conservation Leadership Programme is excited to announce their call for applications for the 2020 Conservation Awards!
30 August 2019
The SCB Conservation Technology Working Group (ConsTech WG) is excited to announce the first call of the ICCB Conservation Tech Awards. These awards support attendance to the forthcoming International Congress for...
12 March 2019
The Society for Conservation Biology is accepting applications for ICCB Travel Grants, which will help offset some of the awardees’ expenses to attend the 29th International Congress for Conservation Biology (ICCB 2019...
11 March 2019
Community Announcement
How are you using tech for wildlife conservation? A picture says a thousand words, so take a photo this World Wildlife Day and share how you're using #Tech4Wildlife!
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Posting this with the caveat that I have NOT listened to this yet so it's not an endorsement. I have skimmed the accompanying article though and found it through Simon Gardener... |
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Community Base | 2 years 1 month ago | |
Hi Carly, many thanks for getting back to me and apologies for the slow reply. The internet has been down here for the last week. We do not currently do any acoustic monitoring... |
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Community Base | 2 years 2 months ago | |
I'm obviously quite biased, but always looking for more acoustic monitoring stuff! ;) I think all conferences nowadays should be hybrid. We obviously have the capacity to do... |
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Community Base | 2 years 2 months ago | |
Hi everyone,I am conducting a ~10 minute survey which I hope you can fill out and share with your networks... |
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Conservation Tech Training and Education, Community Base | 2 years 4 months ago | |
intrested. |
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Community Base, Data management and processing tools, Early Career, Emerging Tech | 2 years 4 months ago | |
Hi Steph. Would be interested also. |
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Animal Movement, Community Base, Connectivity, Data management and processing tools, Emerging Tech, Geospatial | 2 years 5 months ago | |
Hello EO101 community!We hope you have enjoyed the EO101 lecture series! With all four parts now available on the WILDLABS YouTube channel... |
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Earth Observation 101 Community, Community Base | 2 years 6 months ago | |
The year that never was... *sigh* Yeah, taking another shot at it would be nice. There was much enthusiasm from folks at the time! |
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Community Base | 2 years 7 months ago | |
Thanks so much!! |
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Acoustics, AI for Conservation, Animal Movement, Camera Traps, Community Base, Data management and processing tools, Drones, eDNA & Genomics, Emerging Tech, Open Source Solutions, Geospatial, Software Development | 2 years 7 months ago | |
Eugh me too! Ellie's been working with him to see if we might have him blog here as well.. *FINGERS CROSSED*! |
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Community Base | 2 years 7 months ago | |
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... |
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Community Base | 2 years 7 months ago | |
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... |
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Acoustics, Community Base | 2 years 8 months ago |