Community Base | WILDLABS

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:

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@TaliaSpeaker
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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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@Juliagraeter

Founder & CEO of we.are.tohorā, creating a community that cares about whales, the environment and each other.

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@dterlip
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Career technologist looking to move into the conservation space

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@Sarvagya
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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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@Hansa
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@jezekm

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@ConradHarley

Heading up comms for a conservation agency based in the United Arab Emirates

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@dtsavage

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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@cassidyregan

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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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Funding

Holohil Radio Transmitter Grant Program

Ellie Warren

The Holohil Grant Program is donating up to CDN$2,500.00 toward the purchase of Holohil transmitters each quarter to conservation professionals and researchers from anywhere in the world.

17 July 2018

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2018 Zoohackathon: Call for Problem Statements

WILDLABS Admin

Would you like to make the world safer for trafficked wildlife? The 3rd annual Zoohackathon will take place on September 15-16 and September 22-23 of 2018. The Zoohackathon brings together coders, university students,...

11 July 2018

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Zoohackathon Winners' App Will Help Citizens Report Poaching In Real Time

Zoological Society London (ZSL)

The global winners of the 2016 Zoohackathon are working hard to develop their winning idea into a fully fledged platform that is ready for field deployment. Called SmartSkout, it will be one of the first systems of its...

26 September 2017

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Seedbank Project on iNaturalist	Am helping a conservation project use iNaturalist for their work in bio-diversity monitoring and also citizen science, STEM program with...		Community Base, Citizen Science, East Africa Community	1 year 9 months ago
What are the smallest changes you can make right now to make your work more sustainable?	Hi all! Our sustainability series, Sustained Effort, officially wrapped this month. The finale shared on WILDLABS focuses on this exact topic - finding the smallest possible ways...		Climate Change, Community Base	1 year 9 months ago
How are the Arts intersecting with Conservation Technology in a rapidly changing world?			Climate Change, Community Base, East Africa Community, Emerging Tech, Software Development	1 year 10 months ago
Interested in being part of the Enduata Emaa CBO's Green Planet Ambassadors Project in Amboseli?	@richardturere Hello :) and a warm welcome to WILDLABS! Here is the link to @Lekato Samuel Lekato - Founder and Chairman, Enduata Emaa CBO. Sam is interested in conservation...		Citizen Science, Climate Change, Community Base, Connectivity, Conservation Tech Training and Education, East Africa Community, Human-Wildlife Conflict	1 year 10 months ago
ICCB early bird registration extended - join our WILDLABS workshop on movement ecology innovation!	Hi everyone! Quick coordinating update - whatsapp group! We can't wait to see you at ICCB in just a few days. We have a whatsapp chat with wildlabs folks attending - dm...		Community Base	1 year 10 months ago
Need for statisticians in conservation?	Hi Lev,We always need more hands in conservation, from whichever field! Engineering, computer science, AI/ML, ecology, environmental science, communications, statisticians, etc....		Community Base, Data management and processing tools, Marine Conservation, Protected Area Management Tools	1 year 10 months ago
What DIY and repair resources are you looking for?	I am also super keen to see what peeps are interested in here. Maybe a video tutorial series of attempted fixes (e.g. trail cameras; collars) or teardowns? Various hacks and re-...		Community Base	1 year 11 months ago
Improving battery life in tech tools	Here's another article I came across about tracking gear powered by animal movement, which would drastically reduce the need for batteries and increase the lifespan of biologging...		Climate Change, Community Base	1 year 11 months ago
ICCB: Are you going? Are you presenting? Share your tech related activities!	Did we send you an invite to our workshop? I know you were on the list! We're organising a few networking things, including an event in partnership with EFN, Rufford Foundation,...		Community Base	1 year 11 months ago
Bluspark - Integrated management platefmorm for protected areas	Hello all! Bluspark is a plateform that allows natural area managers such as natural parks or reserves to optimize their day to day...		Citizen Science, Community Base, Connectivity, Conservation Tech Training and Education, Ethics of Conservation Tech, Protected Area Management Tools, Software Development	2 years 1 month ago
What events are you looking forward to this year?	Here's a new one for your calendar! Circle the dates for this year's EarthRanger User Conference. Hosted in Cape Town from 1-5 November 2023, the EarthRanger User Conference...	+6	Community Base	2 years 1 month ago
Any questions you'd like answered in our Tech Tutors session: 'How do I create an aerial survey flight plan for wildlife monitoring?'	Hey everyone,On Thursday 11th May, Howard Frederick from Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute will be covering a Tech...		Community Base, East Africa Community, Protected Area Management Tools	2 years 1 month ago