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eDNA is a molecular conservation tech tool that can be used to detect species presence in samples taken directly from the environment. To date, eDNA has been used for species detection, biomass estimation, diet analysis, reconstruction of past flora and fauna, and wildlife disease detection. Still a relatively new area of conservation tech, eDNA is in a phase of rapid innovation and growth, with improved ease of use and more accessibility allowing this technology to find new uses in the field and lab.

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Developing Two Non-invasive Survey Methods for Freshwater Ecosystems: Environmental DNA and Ecoacoustics

Stephanie O'Donnell

10 February 2023 10:41am

Interesting PhD thesis just shared via ResearchGate, looking at developing eDNA and bioacoustics to 1) detect invasive/endangered crayfish & identify rivers vulnerable to invasion, and 2) Describe pond soundscape ecology/phenology, & provide guidelines for survey design.

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https://www.researchgate.net/publication/368274923_Developing_Two_Non-invasive_Survey_Methods_for_Freshwater_Ecosystems_Environmental_DNA_and_Ecoacoustics
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Exploring the potential of eDNA as a conservation tool

Heather Needham

10 February 2023 9:45am

Environmental (DNA) has emerged as a powerful and accessible tool to non-invasively and cost-effectly identify the presence of species in an environment, used by conservationists, researchers and citizen scientists. In...

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Jonathan Carlo Briones

1 August 2025 10:27am

Thanks for the article! The references are a good list of for future readings. By any chance, do you have an idea on how to validate retention thresholds for actual presence of...
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Conservation Tech Directory - new update!

Carly Batist

29 August 2022 2:38pm

New directory update from @gracieermi & I! And an extra special one as we've just passed our 1-year anniversary! Super exciting to see how far this has come! Check it out:...

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Liz Ferguson

23 September 2022 5:26pm

Congrats on the milestone Carly and Gracie!

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Tech Tutors: How do I use eDNA in large-scale monitoring of terrestrial mammals?

Lucas Rodd

21 October 2021 12:26pm

Hello Wildlabbers!  This week's Tech Tutor Arnaud Lyet will lead us through how to use eDNA for accurate large-scale wildlife monitoring. Whilst...

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Gareth Goldthorpe

28 July 2022 2:52pm

Hi - is a recording of this session (Using eDNA in large-scale monitoring) still available? 

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Cofounder needed

Joyeeta

9 June 2022 4:23pm

Hey all ! if you have an idea that you want to turn into a company- I would love to help. I have enough hardware/software knowledge (was an engineer) to be the cofounder of a...

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Lonnie McCaskill

17 June 2022 1:14pm

What about developing a drone conservation training course for field conservation staff teaching specific skills for specific research needs. 

Pen-Yuan Hsing

17 June 2022 6:54pm

How exciting @Joyeeta ! I'd love to learn more about the companies and projects you worked on, can you share more info about them?

I once chatted to an entrepreneurial advisor with a couple of my conservation tech ideas, and he said my ideas are good/impactful but don't make for a product worth millions of $$$ of turnover per year that would interest investors. So I am very curious about how you got your conservation tech businesses off the ground!

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eDNA Future applications

Sarah Kuppert

25 January 2016 5:12pm

eDNA has already been applied to a variety on environments and species. Nevertheless, there is always room for advancement and improvements. What do you see as the next steps...

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flauro

31 January 2019 10:28pm

Hi Yvan,

This is Federico from IVE. The OSMO is being continuously developed and we have a couple of dozen units currently collecting samples/data around the world. It's also relatively cheap as it was designed with citizen scientists in mind. Maybe we could skype for additional details?

Cheers

Yvan Satgé

5 February 2019 3:32pm

Hi Federico,

That's great to hear. Yes, let's skype. I'll send you my info by personal message.

Best

Yvan Satgé

26 May 2022 5:05pm

New paper by Héloïse Verdier of LEHNA lab: Passive sampling of environmental DNA in aquatic environments using 3D-printed hydroxyapatite samplers https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1755-0998.13604 

 

The group createda proof of concept of a passive, 3D-printed and easy-to-use eDNA sampler: "We designed the samplers from hydroxyapatite (HAp samplers), a natural mineral with a high DNA adsorption capacity. The porous structure and shape of the samplers were designed to optimize DNA adsorption and facilitate their handling in the laboratory and in the field. Here we show that HAp samplers can efficiently collect genomic DNA in controlled set-ups, but can also collect animal eDNA under controlled and natural conditions with yields similar to conventional methods. However, we also observed large variations in the amount of DNA collected even under controlled conditions. A better understanding of the DNA–hydroxyapatite interactions on the surface of the samplers is now necessary to optimize eDNA adsorption and to allow the development of a reliable, easy-to-use and reusable eDNA sampling tool."

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WILDLABS Tech Tutors: Season 3

WILDLABS Team

6 July 2021 12:00am

The WILDLABS Tech Tutors are back for all new season of in-depth walkthroughs, deep discussions on effective, impactful, and inclusive conservation technology project strategies, and - of course- even more answers to...

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