Group curators
Talia Speaker
- @TaliaSpeaker
- | She/her
WILDLABS
World Wide Fund for Nature/ World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
Alex Rood
- @alexrood
- | she/her
WILDLABS
World Wide Fund for Nature/ World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
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:
Header image: Ana Verahrami/Elephant Listening Project
Group curators
- @TaliaSpeaker
- | She/her
WILDLABS & World Wide Fund for Nature/ World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
I'm the Executive Manager of WILDLABS at WWF
- 23 Resources
- 64 Discussions
- 31 Groups
- @alexrood
- | she/her
WILDLABS & World Wide Fund for Nature/ World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
I'm the WILDLABS Communications and Community Management Associate Specialist at WWF-US
- 149 Resources
- 95 Discussions
- 6 Groups
No showcases have been added to this group yet.
- @srankin
- | she/her
NOAA Fisheries
Bioacoustics researcher with the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
- 0 Resources
- 2 Discussions
- 16 Groups
WildTrack
Research, development and implementation of non-invasive montoring for endangered species
- 1 Resources
- 25 Discussions
- 11 Groups
- @tkswanson
- | she/her
San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance
Research Coordinator II for the Conservation Technology Lab at SDZWA
- 2 Resources
- 2 Discussions
- 7 Groups
Zoo de Granby
Biologist
- 0 Resources
- 0 Discussions
- 4 Groups
My research focuses on using Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) to study endangered species, including carnivores, chiropterans (bats), and lizards, as well as their microbiomes.
- 1 Resources
- 4 Discussions
- 19 Groups
- @rowan
- | they / them
Octophin Digital
Jack of all Trades. I've been a zoo keeper, a conservation geneticist and a web developer who specialises in conservation projects and orgs.
- 1 Resources
- 5 Discussions
- 15 Groups
- @iagosilvestre
- | he/him
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)
I'm a Ph.D. Student in Automation and System Engineering Program from the Federal University of Santa Catarina-Brazil. My main research interests are Multiagent Systems and Embedded Systems.
- 0 Resources
- 1 Discussions
- 4 Groups
- @nyangetamagesa
- | Miss
I am currently working as research assistant at Lion Landscapes, I am deeply passionate about conservation activities and dedicated to preserve our planet's natural resources
- 2 Resources
- 4 Discussions
- 7 Groups
- @srilekha
- | she/her/hers
AI software engineer looking to make a difference in the world
- 0 Resources
- 0 Discussions
- 2 Groups
- 1 Resources
- 3 Discussions
- 5 Groups
- @kanopi_indonesia
- | We
20 years of experience in biodiversity research, species conservation and community empowerment.
- 0 Resources
- 0 Discussions
- 6 Groups
- @affiliatepurna
- | general email id
Purna Man Shrestha is a program coordinator of mountain spirit, Nepal. He has 6 years of working experience in human wildlife interaction focusing on wildcats, and conflicts. He has a good knowledge on wildlife survey techniques, field survey, stakeholder engagement
- 0 Resources
- 0 Discussions
- 10 Groups
Community Announcement
WILDLABS 2.0: Introducing Our New Platform
Stephanie O'Donnell
We're so pleased to introduce you to the new WILDLABS Platform. For the past year, we've been hard at work building a new home for our conservation technology community. Now that it's time to welcome members new and...
6 May 2022
Careers
FFI is now accepting applications for The Conservation Leadership Programme's Executive Manager. The closing date for applications is Sunday, 24 April 2022. Download the Application Pack here.
7 April 2022
Careers
Opportunity: Graphic Designer
Conservify
The FieldKit team is now seeking a freelance Graphic Designer with a passion for conservation technology! If you'd like to use your skills to connect with a conservation technology community, please send a cover letter...
8 March 2022
Careers
Opportunity: Communications and Digital Media Coordinator
Ventana Wildlife Society
Ventana Wildlife Society is now seeking a Communications and Digital Media Coordinator to join their team and use digital media to tell the story of their work, including the conservation technology-heavy recovery...
16 February 2022
Article
Media stories highlight WILDLABS research & community
WILDLABS Team
Following the release of our 2021 State of Conservation Technology research and report, the WILDLABS community has been featured in many articles, including two new features in The Hill and Mongabay. Header Image: ...
10 February 2022
Article
Introducing the WILDLABS On the Edge Fellows
WILDLABS Team
We're proud to introduce the first WILDLABS On the Edge Fellows for 2022, Loretta Schindlerova and Meredith Palmer! Working alongside expert Edge Impulse mentors, these two fellows will use embedded machine learning to...
10 February 2022
Article
The WILDLABS Fellowships & Awards Programme
WILDLABS Team
The WILDLABS community is designed for conservation technology experts and future leaders with big ideas. WILDLABS Fellowships are designed to put funding and tools into the hands of those who can make big ideas into...
28 January 2022
Article
WILDLABS Fellowships & Awards: Matchmaking between tech and conservation
Stephanie O'Donnell
We have a big vision for our Fellowships & Awards Programme: to create a better way for the tech industry to more meaningfully and impactfully engage with our conservation community. As we open our first fellowships...
28 January 2022
Careers
Open Standards for the Practice of Conservation (ONLINE)
Center for Wildlife Studies (CWS)
The Center for Wildlife Studies is now offering a course on Open Standards for the Practice of Conservation. Visit their course listing for full registration details.
27 January 2022
Article
Researchers looking for volunteer walrus detectives
Ellie Warren
With the Arctic warming almost three times faster than the global average, walruses are one of the species most affected by climate charge. WWF and the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) are asking the public to volunteer...
20 December 2021
Community Announcement
AI for Conservation Office Hours: 2021 Review
WILDLABS Admin
We've wrapped our first AI for Conservation Office Hours, a new programme where we set up 1:1 sessions with conservationists using or thinking about using AI so they could receive expert guidance from data scientists at...
14 December 2021
Community Announcement
The State of Conservation Technology 2021
WILDLABS Admin
Today is the launch of our first annual State of Conservation Technology Report! Explore insights from this first-ever global, community-sourced assessment of the state of the field.
13 December 2021
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Asia Murphy
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Vanesa Reyes
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| Hi. I can give a brief blurb on the state of wireless sensor networks if you want. I don't think it will be a very deep dive due to time limitations, but can discuss how we... |
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Community Base | 4 years ago | |
| Yep Its sill open you can join Slack https://join.slack.com/t/hack4nature/shared_invite/zt-t1rw4ee8-3_nFMzc~4zyyrkT~YucE8w ? |
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Community Base | 4 years 1 month ago | |
| The Earth Defenders Toolkit is a collaborative space for earth defenders and their allies. The Toolkit provides a growing collection of... |
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Community Base | 4 years 1 month ago | |
| Celebrating sites with innovative, integrated approaches to protected and conserved area management that successfully conserve nature while... |
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Community Base | 4 years 1 month ago | |
| Read more: The problem with innovation challenges Project Rattlecam. Read more about Project Rattlecam founder Emily Taylor’s work using conservation tech... |
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Community Base | 4 years 1 month ago | |
| Great suggestion Ollie, it gave us an excuse to ask NASA to teach a tutorial.. We are so excited about this new season, we'll be sharing the first part of the lineup next... |
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Community Base | 4 years 1 month ago | |
| Here's one that I thought was interesting. It's unfortunately straight out of a research lab so it's not commercially available, but it would be interesting to see... |
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Community Base | 4 years 1 month ago | |
| Read more: eDNA sampled from stream networks correlates with camera trap detection rates of terrestrial mammals (2020) https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-90598... |
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Community Base | 4 years 1 month ago | |
| Hey David, Awesome, that sounds perfect! I'll email you some of the guidelines and a basic outline to get started with next week! Thanks again, excited to have you... |
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Community Base | 4 years 2 months ago | |
| Read more: The G.AI.A series: Artificial Intelligence and Planetary-Scale Environmental Management, @davethau: https://medium.com/g-ai-a Dave Thau... |
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Community Base | 4 years 2 months ago | |
| Check out this update for a sneak peek at early results and more info about why this research matters. Do you agree with the trends so far? Let us know on the survey. |
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Community Base | 4 years 3 months ago | |
| https://www.goodtechfest.com/agenda The Good Tech Fest focuses on nonprofits, philanthropy, and some civil society projects. It's... |
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Community Base | 4 years 4 months ago |
Share Your Work in a Conservation Technology Video
17 May 2024 9:06pm
Survey on European biodiversity monitoring communities
7 May 2024 3:39pm
300 funding and finance opportunities in free database
4 May 2024 3:12pm
WILDLABS downtime and performance issues due to AI bot attack
29 April 2024 3:35pm
The Inventory User Guide
1 May 2024 12:46pm
Introducing The Inventory!
1 May 2024 12:46pm
22 July 2024 10:55am
23 July 2024 2:05pm
23 July 2024 2:53pm
Hiring Chief Engineer at Conservation X Labs
1 May 2024 12:19pm
InConversation: Season 1*Final Episode*
30 April 2024 11:38am
Delving into #tech4wildlife Innovation across East Africa with Sandra Maryanne & Catherine Njore
CathyNj
and 2 more
30 April 2024 11:37am
Job Opening: Associate Curator of International Conservation at North Carolina Zoo
29 April 2024 9:17pm
A Year of Supporting East African Conservation Technology: Lessons on How You Can Amplify #Tech4Wildlife
29 April 2024 10:52am
3 May 2024 4:14pm
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Monitoring Team Lead, Ponterra
23 April 2024 3:19pm
Introduction and Networking
22 April 2024 9:37am
22 April 2024 10:46am
Hello and welcome to WILDLABS @loveness :)
What a great intro to what you are doing and interested in pursuing! I'd like to help direct you to our resources page, where you can check out multiple open career and academic opportunities from across your region that are posted regularly by the community. Find our Resources page linked here.
Which specific areas within conservation/conservation technology are you most interested in at the moment? We have over 32 specialised groups in our community you could explore here to help guide you as you go along your career journey :)
Best wishes!
23 April 2024 12:41pm
Hello Ms Esther👋
Thank you for taking your time to reply to me with such helpful response.
I'm interested in conservation technology such as camera traps, GIS and Remote sensing, tools like EarthRanger, wildlife tracking collars, Data collection apps. I've already joined the groups just after reading your response and I'll keep visit the Resources Page to find more opportunities.
Thoughts on RooBadge?
2 April 2024 2:55pm
5 April 2024 12:31pm
Sound deterrents to prevent collisions with Kangaroos in Australia have been sold for many years. None have been shown to work. Whether the Volkswagen device will be any better waits to be seen. Collision data will have to be collected for a while to see if the VW device has any effect on collision rate.
8 April 2024 12:49am
That is an interesting concept, and it would be great if something out there worked. In the meantime, I will try not to drive at dusk 🦘
At one point, I knew the "sonic" animal guards were the most stolen components of cars. You head in, get groceries, and come out, and they are gone. They weren't on the car long enough for me to confirm that would work
20 April 2024 2:40am
Totally agree.
Inititally sceptical until I saw Helena and Graeme were involved.
MJ
Catch up with The Variety Hour: April 2024
18 April 2024 2:50pm
Become a WILDLABS group leader!
17 April 2024 7:36pm
Lotek Telemetry Talks Presents: Tagging Owls – Tips & Tricks from the Experts
16 April 2024 8:26pm
Fonseca Leadership Program
3 April 2024 4:46pm
Seventh International Conference on the Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life
3 April 2024 4:34pm
EuropaBON'sFinal Stakeholder Conference
3 April 2024 4:29pm
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Ecoacoustics
2 April 2024 2:49pm
JWO Research Grant: Biodiversity and Conservation
2 April 2024 2:45pm
9ICCGIS 2024
27 March 2024 2:28pm
Announcing the WILDLABS Awards 2024 awardees!
26 March 2024 9:52am
15 April 2024 9:24am
22 November 2024 2:32pm
22 November 2024 2:34pm
The Variety Hour: 2024 Lineup
22 March 2024 4:30pm
Empowering women, protecting nature: Insights from WiCT 2023
22 March 2024 7:59am
Catch up with The Variety Hour: March 2024
21 March 2024 7:39pm
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30 March 2024 3:08pm
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1 May 2024 6:05pm
I noticed the site being annoyingly slow some time last week. Thank you for clearing that up, for finding the cause and solving the issue.
I'm not claiming deep knowledge on AI, but as a member this community, I'd be happy to give you my insights.
For starters: I am not categorically against bots scraping 'my' content, whether for AI training purposes, search engines, or other purposes. In principle, I find it a good thing that this forum is open to non-member users, and to me that extends to non-member use. Obviously, there are some exceptions here. For example when locations of individuals of endangered species are discussed, that should be behind closed doors.
Continuing down this line of reasoning, apparently it matters to me how 'my' content is being used. So, if someone wants to make an AI to aid nature conservation, I say, let them have it. There is the practical side of scraping activities that may be blocking or hindering the site, but there may be practical solutions for this. I don't know, say, have special opening hours for such things, or have the site engine prepare the data and make it available as a data dump somewhere.
Since purpose matters, organizations or individuals wanting to scrape the site should be vetted and given access or not. This is far more easily said than done. However, every step in the direction would be worth the while, because most technology publicly discussed here has good use for nature conservation, but equally bad use for nature destruction. For example, it's good to acoustically monitor bird sounds to monitor species, but also comes in handy when you are in the exotic bird trafficking business.
One could argue that since we allow public access, we should not care either about why bots are scraping the site. I would not go that far. After all, individual people browsing the site with nefarious purposes in mind is something else than a bot systematically scraping the entire site (or sections thereof) for bad purposes. It's a matter of scale.