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The need for specialized technology tools to enhance plant conservation

Sarah Mshanga

3 August 2024 8:31pm

Hi everyone,I've been thinking a lot about plants lately and wanted to share my thoughts. In most discussions, it seems that many conservation technology tools are primarily...

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Phil Mitchell

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!

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Speakers Wanted for Tech Panel ($)

Asia Murphy

2 August 2024 5:41pm

Hello! We are excited to announce that this year's Black Mammalogists Week events will be held September 15-21, 2024. This will be the third such virtual event hosted by Black...

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Esther Githinji

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:

Hope this information is useful! 

Best wishes :) 

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Volunteering in Bioacoustics

Cesar Rouer

10 July 2024 9:46am

Hi everyone! I have just joined Wildlabs and I am deeply passionate about bioacoustics and biodiversity conservation. I have been following various impactful work in the field...

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East Africa Community Announcement: Introducing our New East Africa Group Leaders

Agripina Cletus and 2 more

24 July 2024 2:30pm

We are thrilled to welcome two new Group Leaders, Catherine Njore (Kenya) and Agriphina Cletus (Tanzania), to our East Africa Community! For the next year, they’ll help curate resources and engagement activities to grow...

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Alex Rood

24 July 2024 1:36pm

So honoured to have you both as our first EVER East Africa group leaders! I'm so excited to see where you take the group over your 12 month term :)
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Maungakiekie Songbird

Iain Hook

23 July 2024 11:03pm

Like to introduce to you Maungakiekie Songbird - a urban based community project that has the goal to enhance the natural habitat around One Tree Hill (large park...

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Participate in the 2024 #Tech4Wildlife Photo Challenge!

Natalie Peoples

22 July 2024 5:06pm

Participate in our annual #Tech4Wildlife Photo Challenge from August 5 to 9 by sharing photos and videos of how you use technology in your conservation work. 

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Vanesa Reyes

17 July 2024 4:17pm

Looking forward to seeing all the amazing pictures and videos, and learning the stories behind them!
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Catch up with The Variety Hour: July 2024

Alex Rood

22 July 2024 2:36pm

This month, we hear about an upcoming initiative to enhance wildlife tracking through the deployment of new satellites, how radar can address snare detection hurdles, using ChatGPT for wildlife monitoring, and...

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