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)
I'm the Executive Manager of WILDLABS at WWF



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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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Pl@ntNet
Backend and DB engineer for Pl@ntNet at Cirad, Montpellier, France

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- @PierreBonnet
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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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- @Ilenia
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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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- @MandyEyrich
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University of Florida (UF)
Bridging industries with 15+ years of cross-sector expertise specializing in user-centric technology and product strategy, UX research, UX/UI design, process optimization, and end-to-end agile product development moving from ideation to iteration.
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IWT Challenge Fund Evidence grants, ranging from £20,000 to £1,500,000, is a UK government grants scheme that provides support to innovative and scalable projects to reduce pressure on wildlife from illegal trade and,...
20 August 2024
Join us in celebrating this year’s Judging Panele Award winners!
19 August 2024
Join us in celebrating this year’s Community Choice Award winners!
15 August 2024
The Catalyst Fund makes grants between $2,500–$15,000 to anyone, anywhere in the world who has an early-stage idea or project that addresses pressing global challenges. There is no deadline for this opportunity,...
13 August 2024
Vote for your favorite submissions that best demonstrate conservation impact, novel innovation/discovery, and strong storytelling of the work and the sector.
12 August 2024
Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) calls for letters of inquiry (LOI) regarding proposals that address biodiversity conservation related to climate change in selected areas in eligible project countries.
11 August 2024
The Whitley Fund for Nature opened its annual call for proposals from mid-career grassroots conservationists, located in and nationals of a country in the global South.
11 August 2024
The National Geographic Society calls for storytelling project proposals for short film, writing, data visualization or other means, addressing 'the greatest questions of our time'
11 August 2024
The Forests & Communities Initiative ( FCI ) calls organizations led by indigenous peoples and local communities for expressions of interests to 'manage a regional call for projects'.
11 August 2024
On the final day of the #Tech4Wildlife Photo Challenge, we wrap up looking at past and current submissions that feature the fastest growing areas of conservation tech. Today’s topic: bioacoustics!
9 August 2024
We’re taking a look at past and current submissions that feature the fastest growing areas of conservation tech: movement ecology, AI, aquatic conservation, and bioacoustics. Today’s topic: aquatic conservation!
8 August 2024
We are thrilled to welcome our 3 new Group Leaders for the 2024-2025 term, Bri Johns, Amanda Matthes, and Pen-Yuan Hsing!
8 August 2024
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Hello everyone! I'm currently working on a project that tries to initiate discussion on the possibilities of increased privatization... |
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Community Base | 7 years 10 months ago | |
Hi all, I came across this article about relevancy in startup ideas. For those of you who are interested in going into business... |
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Community Base | 7 years 10 months ago | |
Hey London WILDLABers, @Sophie+Maxwell and I are going to be at the London Tech for Good meetup next monday, and we'd love to... |
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Community Base | 7 years 11 months ago | |
hey Felix, great to hear from you! I'll definitely be popping by to find out more, thanks for sharing your booth details. As there are two tech focused symposiums... |
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Update Applications now open for the BES scheme. Apply from anywhere in the world! Deadline to apply: 28 July 2017 Apply Here |
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Community Base | 8 years 2 months ago | |
You can get a sense of Google Lens today with the Thing Translator Google AI Experiment. I recommend checking out the other experiments too. Fun and sometimes bordering on magical... |
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Community Base | 8 years 2 months ago | |
Thanks for the detailed tips, Jonathan. I offered up a similar list of Mac apps on my blog. VLC and Google Earth Pro have Mac versions. For a text editor, I recommed... |
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Community Base | 8 years 2 months ago | |
Can Technology Save the Earth? How can we connect science, data, and technology to advance global conservation... |
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Hi. Personally, I like the idea of number 1. It could also be useful for catching invasive species such as lionfish, or maybe it could also act as a lure for them. Could species... |
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Community Base | 8 years 3 months ago | |
I went to one of the ERT Spatial Ecology and conservation conferences in Bristol a couple of years ago. It was invaluable - I discovered things there that I'm now using... |
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Community Base | 8 years 4 months ago | |
Hello! For those of you using social entrepenuership for conservation, startup hubs can be a valuable resource. In DC, Seed Spot is... |
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Community Base | 8 years 5 months ago | |
WWF-Brasil in partnership with conservationdrones and Mamirauá Institute is leading a project aiming at using drones for supporting studies on river dolphins abundance. It... |
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Community Base | 8 years 5 months 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
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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