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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WILDLABS & World Wide Fund for Nature/ World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
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WILDLABS & World Wide Fund for Nature/ World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
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Pl@ntNet
Backend and DB engineer for Pl@ntNet at Cirad, Montpellier, France

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- @meredithspalmer
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Yale University
Conservation, Innovation, Education



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- @frides238
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Hi! I am Frida Ruiz, with a bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering and very interested in habitat restoration & conservation. I am excited to connect with others and learn about technology applications within applied ecology & potential research opportunities

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- @amberbc
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The University of Western Australia & WA Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD)
WA Entomology PhD researching better ways to monitor for beneficials. GRDC Research Scholarship. DPIRD Study Leave.



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Open Source for Nature | Conservation focused Technologist

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- @CameronChristopher
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The Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Migrated after a decade in tech to conservation, passionate about participatory/community science, now working at the K. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics, and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
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- @tobiaspetri
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Schäuffelhut Berger GmbH
data science & algorithmic development for movement ecology



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I'm a PhD student at UW working with the Smithsonian and Center for One Health Research. I develop models to predict and explain zoonotic disease patterns, with a strong emphasis on how these diseases impact wildlife populations and communities sharing the same landscape.



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I'm a PhD student focusing on communication in canids. I'm interested in animals' social behavior and cognition.
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University of Florida (UF)
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Look back on the incredible three days in Grumeti that wrapped up the Women in Conservation Technology Programme 2024!
23 December 2024
It’s finally time to announce the winners of The Boring Fund 2024! From 16 September to 9 October, we received a whopping 227 applications for the first-ever round of The Boring Fund, run in partnership with Arm. ...
17 December 2024
Article
It's time to celebrate! Yesterday, we reached 10,000 members on WILDLABS.NET 🥳
11 December 2024
The program will grant 6 grants for projects targeting EDGE species and EDGE zones globally.
11 December 2024
Funding
This is an award for work done within categories of technological innovation in area-based conservation, tech use for red-listed species conservation, and the inclusion of indigenous peoples, local communities and...
26 November 2024
The International Climate Initiative opened its Thematic priorities call for proposals.
25 November 2024
The International Climate Initiative opened its Thematic priorities call for proposals. Besides on the development of finance and business models, the call addresses several marine conservation topics.
25 November 2024
KU Leuven offers a variety of scholarships for qualifying students.
23 November 2024
More information for those interested in applying for the WILDLABS Awards 2025. Read carefully ahead of submitting your proposal! Applications close on 13 February 2025 at 23:55 GMT.
22 November 2024
Funding
Applications are now open for 15 projects to receive 5 grants of $50,000 and 10 grants of $10,000, engineering and technology support from Arm, and access to the world’s biggest conservation technology community. Apply...
22 November 2024
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
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.
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Thanks Fadhilla! I met with your colleague Henrick at the booth. :-) |
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AI for Conservation, Animal Movement, Camera Traps, Citizen Science, Community Base, Data management and processing tools, Early Career, Geospatial | 1 month 3 weeks ago | |
Due to several factors, such as accessibility, cost, and the ease of adapting technologies from other fields (e.g., drones developed for military use), available conservation... |
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Community Base | 1 month 3 weeks ago | |
I would love to hear updates on this if you have a mailing list or list of intersted parties! |
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AI for Conservation, Community Base, Drones, Latin America Community, Marine Conservation, Open Source Solutions, Software Development | 2 months ago | |
Passing along a question from the Gathering for Open Science Hardware, asking about sources of funding to support in-person events... |
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Open Source Solutions, Funding and Finance, Community Base | 2 months ago | |
HiThis is great! So just to double check - there is no way to join online? I would love to be part of this conference. Thanks, Els van Lavieren |
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Community Base, Conservation Tech Training and Education, Data management and processing tools, Emerging Tech, Human-Wildlife Coexistence, Protected Area Management Tools, Wildlife Crime | 2 months 1 week ago | |
Hi @iainmcnicol , welcome to WILDLABS! Thanks for posting this on here. I have shared with my colleagues at Fauna & Flora who have some experience (especially with the... |
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Community Base, Geospatial, Protected Area Management Tools, Wildlife Crime | 4 months ago | |
very nice paper Cathy!!! |
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Climate Change, Community Base, East Africa Community, Conservation Tech Training and Education | 1 year ago | |
I very much agree. It is a shame that companies/organisations are willing to spend so much to take from the earth and so little to give back. In the example I come from, we are a... |
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Community Base, Funding and Finance | 2 months 4 weeks ago | |
@dmontecino @jenniferyu_viewdvm The article on how to go about proposing a new group is live: https://wildlabs.net/article/interested-starting-new-group-wildlabs-start-... |
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Community Base | 3 months ago | |
@amberbc Hey Amber! The article on how to go about proposing a new group is live: LMK if you have any questions! |
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Community Base | 3 months ago | |
Hej all, I updated my question to include discussion about the tariffs as well. |
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Community Base, Funding and Finance | 3 months 2 weeks ago | |
I have posted about this in a different group, but I love boosting the impact of my communication through use of visuals. Free graphics relating to conservation technology... |
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Geospatial, Climate Change, Community Base, Connectivity, Funding and Finance, Open Source Solutions | 3 months 2 weeks ago |
Cast your vote in the #Tech4Wildlife Photo Challenge Community Choice Awards!
12 August 2024 1:46pm
13 August 2024 11:26am
CEPF calls for LOIs for small (<$50k) and large (>$50k) grants for Madagascar and Indian Ocean islands
11 August 2024 11:15pm
Whitley Awards opened its annual call (£50k)
11 August 2024 10:43pm
NatGeo Big Questions request for proposals ($20-100k)
11 August 2024 10:14pm
Rare opportunity to make a regional funding program(€240K)
11 August 2024 7:06pm
The need for specialized technology tools to enhance plant conservation
3 August 2024 8:31pm
11 August 2024 1:21am
That's a great question! I don't have any answers but my first thought was that the detection part of the problem looks very different when you're looking for plants vs animals (no camera traps, audio recorders, etc.) and often quite hard, as you're having to discriminate species that may be difficult to identify even in hand.
I'd love to hear more from people who are working on this!
11 August 2024 7:07am
Thank you for your valuable insights. I, too, am eager to hear more from those actively working on this issue.
Day 5 of the 2024 #Tech4Wildlife Photo Challenge: Recap and Rewind
9 August 2024 1:31pm
Day 4 of the 2024 #Tech4Wildlife Photo Challenge: Recap and Rewind
8 August 2024 3:45pm
Open Source Solutions Announcement: Introducing New OSS Group Leaders

8 August 2024 3:24pm
Speakers Wanted for Tech Panel ($)
2 August 2024 5:41pm
8 August 2024 1:07pm
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 Black Mammalogists Week events which sound exciting, informative and vital for amplifying the voices and perspectives of Black mammalogists across the world. I'd love to invite you to share the events on our Events page here for visibility with our wider community.
Additionally, for the September 16th tech panel, I'd like to suggest a few conservation tech practitioners/mammalogists here on WILDLABS:
- Simon Musila, MAKENYA App (@MAKENYA) - Mammal Atlas Kenya project is a Kenyan Citizen Science App to monitor rare and common mammals.
- Owino Raymond, CLP Awardee (@Owino_Raymond) - Tech4Wildlife Leaders: Resolving Human-Giraffe Conflict
- Adventina Anthony, WiCT 2024 (@Tina) - Meet Our Cohort & Mentors: Women in Conservation Technology Programme, Tanzania 2024
- Susan Chege, WiCT 2023 (@SusanChege) - Women in Conservation Technology, Tanzania: Unveiling Our Cohort
Hope this information is useful!
Best wishes :)
Day 3 of the 2024 #Tech4Wildlife Photo Challenge: Recap and Rewind
7 August 2024 3:33pm
Volunteering in Bioacoustics
10 July 2024 9:46am
6 August 2024 1:59pm
Hey @cesar_rou ,
I've heard about these internship/volunteer opportunities that may be of your interest.
https://archipelago.gr/get-involved/placements-and-internships/marine-mammal-team/
https://www.cetaceos.org/intership-erasmus/
https://www.cetaceos.org/volunteering/
Also you could subscribe to MARMAM list which often post on training opportunities related to marine mammals.
6 August 2024 3:37pm
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 Lab, or Cornell Yang Center?
Day 2 of the 2024 #Tech4Wildlife Photo Challenge: Recap and Rewind
5 August 2024 8:43pm
CLP calls for teams of early career conservationists, to propose projects addressing at risk species (≤$15K)
5 August 2024 4:18pm
CEPF call for selected Caribbean islands small and large grant LOIs
4 August 2024 7:16pm
CEPF call for LOIs for Indian Ocean Islands of Tanzania and Zanzibar (≤$200K)
4 August 2024 7:11pm
Call for Applications: Turtle Conservation Fund Grant Program
4 August 2024 1:56pm
Exploring the Potential of Synthetic Aperture Radar for Plant Conservation
3 August 2024 9:14pm
Integrating Maps with VR/AR for Exploring Environmental Conservation and sensitization
3 August 2024 7:29am
3 August 2024 3:26pm
Very interesting topic
Introducing the Judging Panel for the 2024 #Tech4Wildlife Photo Challenge
1 August 2024 2:38pm
Black Mammalogists Week 2024 Interest Form
31 July 2024 4:51pm
Internship - Predator Monitoring - South Africa
30 July 2024 6:24pm
Area Manager for Baboon Management in Hermanus, South Africa.
30 July 2024 6:19pm
Volunteers needed for the season 2024!!
30 July 2024 6:13pm
A tourism officer needed: Casual/ Permanent Part-Time.
30 July 2024 6:07pm
East Africa Community Announcement: Introducing our New East Africa Group Leaders

24 July 2024 2:30pm
24 July 2024 1:36pm
Maungakiekie Songbird
23 July 2024 11:03pm
Participate in the 2024 #Tech4Wildlife Photo Challenge!
22 July 2024 5:06pm
17 July 2024 4:17pm
23 July 2024 4:04pm
6 August 2024 1:59am
Catch up with The Variety Hour: July 2024
22 July 2024 2:36pm
Introducing Toilet Mapper: Enhancing Public Health and Safety through Innovative Mapping
22 July 2024 11:51am
12 August 2024 9:15pm