Software plays an increasingly vital role in conservation, helping to protect and manage biodiversity through innovative technological solutions. It also facilitates collaboration among researchers, local communities, and governments, empowering them to develop sustainable conservation strategies. However, many of us working in conservation tech don't have the benefit of a large team of software experts to collaborate with or bounce ideas off of. We aim to change that.
This group is for anyone interested in applying software to conservation and wildlife research. Whether you're a developer eager to contribute to conservation or a newbie with valuable data and ideas but limited software experience, this group connects people with diverse expertise. It provides a space for asking questions, sharing resources, and staying informed about new technologies and best practices. We are also committed to supporting technologists and conservationists from the Global South, ensuring that everyone has access to the tools, knowledge, and opportunities to contribute meaningfully.
Our goal is to foster collaboration and avoid "reinventing the wheel" by sharing solutions, whether it's an application, design approach, or a simple script. We also aim to lower barriers to entry by offering mentorship and guidance and providing feedback on technical ideas. This supportive community is a place to learn, connect, and contribute to the advancement of conservation through software. Whether you're looking for software and mobile app developers to help you with your conservation tech needs, have questions about development, are looking for resources, or would like to share your own app, software, or gaming tools, this is the group for you!
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Wildlife Protection Solutions (WPS)
Software Engineer in Conservation Tech



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Wildlife Protection Solutions (WPS)
Director of Technology at Wildlife Protection Solutions. Primarily focuses on leveraging machine learning and advanced data analytics to combat poaching, monitor biodiversity, and predict environmental threats.
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- @ATM
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I studied Wildlife and Ecotourism Management in University of Ìbàdàn, Nigeria, I'm a front-end developer. I am interested in conservation technology
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- @valeria
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Studio Pixel
AI integration architect, AI product manager. I've built the front-end of this website 😁
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- 13 Groups
- @KelseyGrace
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Hello! I am PhD student studying Animal behaviour and welfare at the University of Lincoln. I am specializing in studying gopher tortoise cognition and applying what we learn to conservation practices.
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- @CalumRyan
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Intern at Fauna & Flora working on the Spatial Monitoring and Reporting Tool (SMART)
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- @ajcanepa
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PhD in Ecology, Nature's sound lover.
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Tech 4 Conservation
President, Tech 4 Conservation
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- @SeanB
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Cellular Tracking Technologies
Software Engineer at Cellular Tracking Technologies. I'm passionate about developing cutting-edge technology for scientific research and advancing data analysis methods for telemetry devices.
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Partner in Conservation at WWF

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- @donovantye
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Savanna Ecologist, Field Station Director and Head of Conservation Tech Projects for Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS).
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- 14 Groups
Senior Director, Data Science and Technology, Birds Canada
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- 3 Groups
Xerius Tracking
Concerned by wildlife protection and advanced technologies

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- 7 Groups
Wildlife conservationist
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Article
The new mobile game Wildeverse from Internet of Elephants lets players digitally teleport primates into their homes through a unique and engaging blend of technology and storytelling. Wildeverse creator and National...
13 May 2020
Article
We're excited to welcome the WildTrack FIT group to our community! Today, we'd like to introduce you to the Footprint Identification Technique (FIT) and share how you can incorporate this tracking method into your field...
6 May 2020
In this three-part WILDLABS feature article, we'll take a look at the various technologies used to fight the greatest threat to endangered condors, explore the innovations that may change the way we study and understand...
5 May 2020
Funding
Want to compete in the iWildCam 2020 competition identifying species in camera trap images to support biodiversity monitoring efforts and automatic species classification model improvements? Because the Workshop on Fine...
4 May 2020
The 2020 Arm Research Summit is accepting submissions from all research disciplines focusing on the role of technology in solving global challenges. Submissions should reflect the potential of sustainable, secure, and...
24 April 2020
Article
At the 2018 London Illegal Wildlife Trade Conference, we announced the WILDLABS Tech Hub, an accelerator programme created to support the development and scaling of groundbreaking technological solutions addressing the ...
13 April 2020
Article
At the 2018 London Illegal Wildlife Trade Conference, we announced the WILDLABS Tech Hub, an accelerator program created to support the development and scaling of groundbreaking technological solutions addressing the ...
26 March 2020
Community Announcement
Our first-ever WILDLABS virtual workshop about maximizing engagement and productivity in virtual events is now available to watch. We started by sharing lessons learned from the process we've developed for our Virtual...
18 March 2020
Trapped inside during the COVID-19 quarantine and looking to engage with conservation science without leaving your desk? Citizen science projects like those on Zooniverse offer a great opportunity to impact scientific...
18 March 2020
Machine learning is rapidly expanding as a useful field research tool, but its complexity can intimidate even seasoned tech conservationists. Edge Impulse aims to make machine learning solutions accessible,...
16 March 2020
2020 marked our fifth year holding our annual #Tech4Wildlife Photo Challenge, and our community made it a milestone to remember. Conservationists took to Twitter last week to share their best high-tech snapshots from...
4 March 2020
The Esri Conservation Program is now accepting applications for grant assistance to access its ArcGIS Solutions for Protected Area Management Application. This system provides access to a suite of both mobile and web...
4 March 2020
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Hi Tom, Not sure if it's too late but the Species+ database from CITES has an API: Species+/CITES Checklist API (speciesplus.net) |
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Software Development | 4 years 4 months ago | |
The Big Wild is a growing start-up looking for a partner who is a full-stack engineer or similar. We are looking to grow from a... |
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Software Development | 4 years 5 months ago | |
Fauna & Flora International (FFI) and the Association of Conservation for the Biodiversity of Kazakhstan (ACBK) are looking for... |
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Software Development | 4 years 7 months ago | |
Mongabay had a cool feature on an app the Philippine environmental dept is rolling out to combat illegal wildlife trafficking, complete... |
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Software Development | 4 years 8 months ago | |
Hello Wildlabs community, The SMART Partnership 2020 user survey is out and we would love to have input from as many SMART users as... |
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Software Development | 4 years 8 months ago | |
Hello Software and Mobile apps community, WildTrack (wildtrack.org) has just joined WildLabs and we have a new community forum FIT (... |
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Software Development | 5 years ago | |
Since 2018, Biologists without Borders has been gathering data on illegal ivory sales in the U.S. via internet searches and our... |
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Software Development | 5 years 2 months ago | |
For my master's capstone project I'm looking to learn from conservation organizations who have engaged local residents (i.e. not... |
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Software Development | 5 years 2 months ago | |
For my master's capstone project I'm looking to learn from conservation organizations who have engaged local residents (i.e. not... |
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Software Development | 5 years 3 months ago | |
Hi Alan, Thanks for the suggestion. I ended up using Visual Studio but will take a look at LiveCode for future work - sounds very cool. Thanks, Kas |
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Software Development | 5 years 3 months ago | |
URL is www.runtastic.com/run-wild |
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Software Development | 5 years 4 months ago | |
Hi I found information about this software A new software for camera trap analysis https://www.zsl.org/zsl-camera-trap... |
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Software Development | 5 years 5 months ago |