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)
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Field Biologist at Yayasan Cikananga Konservasi Terpadu, Indonesia, with experience and interest mainly in ornithology, citizen science and bioaccoustic

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Soil science, droughts effect of poverty, human rights advocate, wage equality in Europe, Drones in Digital Education




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NatureHelm empowers businesses to proactively manage nature-related risks and opportunities across their operations and value chains. We provide a cutting-edge platform that transforms complex, fragmented biodiversity data into clear, site-specific insights.

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I’ve led IoT and edge computing innovation across the private sector—advancing smarter, more sustainable industrial and automotive systems. Now, I’m applying those same technologies to conservation, accelerating impactful solutions where tech meets ecology
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Worked as a mechanical engineer for a defence co, then software engineer, then for a research lab specialising in underwater robotics.



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Conservation biologist in the Daintree World Heritage lowland rainforest. We operate a small but well equipped field research station at Cape Tribulation, Far North Queensland. So many projects, so few people!
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University of Granada
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Daniel Nyukuri Kwoba is a Kenyan professional currently serving as an Assistant Chief Laboratory Technologist in the Department of Public Health, Pharmacology, and Toxicology at the University of Nairobi.
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After a long application review and finalisation process, we are thrilled to finally announce the winners of the WILDLABS Awards 2024!
26 March 2024
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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...
22 March 2024
As we launch the search for our third Women in Conservation Technology cohort, let’s take a moment to reflect on the highlights of our 2023 journey and shine a spotlight on the incredible women of our inaugural...
22 March 2024
SMART Global Congress, the first global gathering of conservation professionals using SMART, was held in Windhoek, Namibia from March 10-13. Here is a snapshot of what we learned!
19 March 2024
Introducing The Freshwater Sounds Archive, a global database of sounds produced by freshwater species. Submit your species-specific or unidentified sounds to the archive now and receive recognition for your...
15 March 2024
The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (SNZCBI) is seeking two postdoctoral fellows to engage more directly with identifying conservation metrics for vertebrate communities and populations.
14 March 2024
The Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior at its sites in Constance and Radolfzell offers an international, interdisciplinary, and collaborative environment that opens up unique research opportunities. The goal of our...
13 March 2024
Hussey Labs seeks a senior post-doctoral researcher/senior research associate for movement ecology of Greenland halibut in the context of fisheries management across Baffin Bay-Davis Strait, Eastern Canadian Arctic.
13 March 2024
Texas A&M is seeking applicants for a fully funded Ph.D. assistantship to begin a long-term study on collared peccary (also known as javelina) ecology in southern Texas.
13 March 2024
The Lonely Hearts Club Challenge is a $1 million commitment and open funding call for early-stage organizations and solutions focused on fostering meaningful social connection, teen belonging, and wellbeing in a tech-...
13 March 2024
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Learn more about our new badges feature, including what badges are available and how to obtain them!
12 March 2024
We’re unveiling badges, a new feature that allows you to showcase how you’re involved in WILDLABS. Keep track of engagement, show off your collection, and maybe even engage in some friendly competition.
12 March 2024
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Real nice video. I'll have another look in the weekend in detail. |
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Acoustics, Community Base, Protected Area Management Tools, Geospatial, Sensors | 1 year 6 months ago | |
Hi!I would take a look at Although developed for camera trap imagery, it is by no means restricted to such.Cheers,Lars |
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Camera Traps, Community Base, Data management and processing tools, Drones, Emerging Tech, Geospatial, Software Development | 1 year 6 months ago | |
Fire detection is a sort of broad idea. Usually people detect the products of fire, and most often this is smoke.Many home fire detectors in the US use a radioactive source... |
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Community Base, Conservation Tech Training and Education, Data management and processing tools, Ethics of Conservation Tech, Human-Wildlife Coexistence, Open Source Solutions, Protected Area Management Tools, Sensors, Wildlife Crime | 1 year 6 months ago | |
Some really great events to look forward to, thanks so much @carlybatist for sharing these! |
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Community Base | 1 year 7 months ago | |
Is anyone here going to the SICB conference in Seattle tomorrow? If so, I would love to meet up, chat, or talk about your research and... |
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Community Base | 1 year 7 months ago | |
Will you accept personal/hobbyist focused on conservation on their small plots of land (10-100 acres)?I would, and know others, who would happily pay more than the official... |
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Camera Traps, Climate Change, Community Base, Connectivity, Emerging Tech, Human-Wildlife Coexistence, Sensors, Wildlife Crime | 1 year 7 months ago | |
Hi Eva, Me and my colleagues run a small NGO based on Yogyakarta in Indonesia, although our projects are spread around the country. One of our active project is working with... |
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Community Base, Animal Movement, Citizen Science, Climate Change, Human-Wildlife Coexistence, Marine Conservation, Geospatial | 1 year 7 months ago | |
@TaliaSpeaker and @Fanni joined our last Variety Hour to talk us through the key trends and takeaways from this first global assessment... |
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Emerging Tech, Community Base | 1 year 8 months ago | |
My suggestion would probably be a 3D printer and Solder Station with a stock of common components. With those two things you can solve most problems. |
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Community Base, Emerging Tech, Marine Conservation, Protected Area Management Tools, Sensors | 1 year 8 months ago | |
Hey Wildlabbers! Is anyone planning to go to the Academic Data Science Alliance (ADSA) annual meeting next week in San Antonio? I'll be... |
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AI for Conservation, Community Base | 1 year 9 months ago | |
Am helping a conservation project use iNaturalist for their work in bio-diversity monitoring and also citizen science, STEM program with... |
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Community Base, Citizen Science, East Africa Community | 1 year 11 months ago | |
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... |
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Climate Change, Community Base | 1 year 11 months ago |
Looking to understand SMART
31 July 2024 7:06pm
26 August 2024 10:42am
Have you looked at some of the case studies published on SMART website. Also SMART webinars on Youtube could also interesting to understand the software.
Also recommend looking at SMART alternative EarthRanger which is far more simpler than SMART.
EarthRanger: Protecting Wildlife With Real-Time Data
EarthRanger: Protecting Wildlife With Real-Time Data
18 September 2024 10:52am
Hi loveness
Comprehending the given answers, I hope this link will help you understand more about SMART. its contain courses of SMART training
https://smart.campusuci2.com/course/index.php?categoryid=5
Thanks
PANGEA Workshop
The Boring Fund 2024: Further Information
16 September 2024 5:21pm
The Boring Fund 2024
16 September 2024 5:00pm
7th International Training on Ecohydrology in Tanzania
14 September 2024 6:55pm
Black Mammalogists Week 2024: September 15th - 21st
10 September 2024 6:57pm
Seeking Internship/Volunteer Opportunity in Human-Wildlife Interaction
25 August 2024 10:08pm
30 August 2024 8:46pm
Thank you so much CathyNj
4 September 2024 11:19pm
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.
Effect of Climatic change on Animals "LIONS🦁"
29 August 2024 5:12pm
30 August 2024 9:27pm
Hello Nora.
Hope the information below will be usefull.
Climate change impacts lions’ physiology by causing extreme heat stress, which can lead to dehydration, impaired metabolism, and overall health issues. Reproductive physiology is affected as heat stress may reduce fertility and impact pregnancy and cub survival. Lions' immune systems can weaken due to increased disease risk, while behavioral changes, such as becoming more nocturnal to avoid heat, can affect their energy and nutrition. Additionally, reduced prey availability due to climate change can lead to malnutrition and poor body condition.
And in the side of young male and female, young male lions are particularly vulnerable as their higher energy expenditure and roaming behavior expose them to greater risks from climate impacts, including decreased prey and water availability. In contrast, young female lions face challenges related to reproductive health and cub survival. While both sexes are affected, young males are more prone to the negative effects due to their solitary lifestyle and increased conflict risks.
3 September 2024 12:13am
Hello Nora,
I hope the link below can provide you with some information.
Funding and Finance Announcement: Introducing a New Group and Its Leaders

28 August 2024 9:12pm
How to Get Started in the WILDLABS Community: First 5 Steps
28 August 2024 9:30am
CORDAP opens call for innovative projects (<$1.5M) on coral conservation and restoration
26 August 2024 6:01pm
WILDLABS Virtual Meetup: Bioacoustics Policy Integration and Scientific Impact
22 August 2024 7:57pm
WILDLABS Virtual Meetup: Bioacoustics Data Analysis and AI
22 August 2024 7:22pm
Movement Ecology Internship at Osa Conservation's field station
22 August 2024 7:15pm
Geospatial Announcement: Introducing New Geospatial Group Leaders

22 August 2024 6:31pm
23 August 2024 1:09pm
WWF-New Zealand calls for community education and conservation projects (<NZ$15K)
22 August 2024 5:46pm
WILDLABS Virtual Meetup: Bioacoustics Data Networks and Platforms
22 August 2024 5:45pm
WILDLABS Virtual Meetup: Bioacoustics Hardware Innovation
22 August 2024 5:25pm
You're Invited to the East Africa Community Connect!

22 August 2024 11:00am
WILDLABS Conservation Tech Meetup, Cambridge Autumn 2024
21 August 2024 12:34pm
Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund (GBP 20,000 - 1,500,000)
20 August 2024 3:47pm
Catch up with The Variety Hour: August 2024
20 August 2024 12:58pm
Community Choice Award Winners: 2024 #Tech4Wildlife Photo Challenge
15 August 2024 2:41am
Q&A - Request for Tender: Improving Access to Learning and Resources on WILDLABS.NET
25 July 2024 2:47pm
14 August 2024 3:32pm
Answer: We envision this functionality at a basic level allowing members to click a button to mark their courses or lessons as complete, and some way for members to track their course progress on their account (as outlined in 1.11). However if there is scope for smarter triggering of course completion within the budget we are open to exploring adding that.
14 August 2024 3:32pm
Question: For point 1.3 you mention a "Q&A system". Are the messages sent between the member and course instructors public to all users, public to other members, or completely private?
14 August 2024 3:32pm
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 or just those that are enrolled in the course. We don’t believe these should be private though, because our site already has functionality to private message an instructor through their member account.
East Africa Community Connect: August
14 August 2024 11:13am
Roddenberry Catalyst Grant (<$15,000)
13 August 2024 1:36pm
9 August 2024 1:30pm
In addition to the suggestions already listed, I'd recommend engaging with the SMART Community Forum:
Community Forum
There are also many peer reviewed papers on the topic, for example:
Conservation Technology - Google Books
The global loss of biodiversity is occurring at an unprecedented pace. Despite the considerable effort devoted to conservation science and management, we still lack even the most basic data on the distribution and density of the majority of plant and animal species, which in turn hampers our efforts to study changes over time. In addition, we often lack behavioural data from the very animals most influenced by environmental changes; this is largely due to the financial and logistical limitations associated with gathering scientific data on species that are cryptic, widely distributed, range over large areas, or negatively influenced by human presence. To overcome these limitations, conservationists are increasingly employing technology to facilitate such data collection. Innovative solutions have been driven by dramatic advances in the conservation-technology interface. The use of camera traps, acoustic sensors, satellite data, drones, and computer algorithms to analyse the large datasets collected are all becoming increasingly widespread. Although specialist books are available on some of these individual technologies, this is the first comprehensive text to describe the breadth of available technology for conservation and to evaluate its varied applications, bringing together a team of international experts using a diverse range of approaches. Conservation Technology is suitable for graduate level students, professional researchers, practitioners and field managers in the fields of ecology and conservation biology.
http://www.primate-sg.org/storage/pdf/VJP_3_4_pp59-68.pdf
Willingness to Adopt the Spatial Monitoring and Reporting Tool (SMART): The Case of Ugalla Game Reserve, Tanzania. | EBSCOhost
Discover this 2021 paper in Journal of Education, Humanities & Sciences (JEHS) by Magige, Flora John; Nahonyo, Cuthbert L.; Wilfred, Paulo; et. al. focusing on: TANZANIA; PROTECTED areas; EMPLOYEE training; HUMAN resources departments; LAW enforcement; GAMES
Law Enforcement for Wildlife Conservation (Chapter 2) - Artificial Intelligence and Conservation
Artificial Intelligence and Conservation - March 2019
Asia-Pacific Forest Sector Outlook: Innovative forestry for a sustainable ... - Pingault, N., Roshetko, J.M., Meybeck, A. (eds.) - Google Books
Young students and people, formally or informally engaged in the forest sector, will be the guardians and managers of tomorrow’s forests. Technology savvy, the youth can play an instrumental role in the uptake and scaling-up of innovative technologies (whether digital technologies, biological technologies, technical innovations on processes and products, or innovative finance and social innovations), able to advance sustainable development in the forest sector in the region. Young people can bring in the innovation debate forward-looking perspectives and out-of-the-box thinking. This is why FAO and CIFOR/FTA decided to strengthen their voice in the debate, relaying their experiences and propositions for sustainable innovation in the forest sector. This FAO and CIFOR co-publication gathers 13 youth contributions, carefully selected. These contributions illustrate, in various contexts, the potential of innovative technologies to advance sustainable forestry and sustainable forest management in the Asia-Pacific region.