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Citizen Science

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Graph of life platform

Anyone can become a citizen scientist - even experts! If you're excited about exploring new areas of conservation tech, contributing to projects, or developing and launching your own citizen science projects or apps, this is the group for you.

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Opportunity to participate in study on what evidence you trust in conservation

This is a chance to participate in a short survey about the preferences that conservation practitioners have for evidence. There's a chance to win one of three £20 Mastercard gift cards.

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Human-Wildlife Coexistence

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Apis Nomadica Labs: Mobile Bee-Search for the Future of Food & Medicine

Human-wildlife coexistence is a significant challenge that only grows as habitats shrink and other issues like climate change alter the natural world. Technologies like biologging gear have become essential for proactively reducing human-wildlife conflict before it escalates, and tech projects that seek to understand population ranges and behaviour can help people learn to live with wildlife as part of our own environments. If you're interested in using technology to enhance human-wildlife coexistence, this group is the place for you!

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Zimbabwe Shines: 5 Key Takeaways from Ramsar COP15

Making waves in wetland conservation: Explore the outcomes and insights from Ramsar COP15, a premier global event on wetland protection and sustainability

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Wildlife Crime

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Piloting a QGIS Course for Conservation Staff – Seeking Interest & Input

Wildlife crime is a complicated challenge, so it's no wonder that the conservation technology community has explored solutions with every type of technology, all with the aim of predicting, preventing, and stopping crimes like poaching, illegal logging and fishing, and the sale of animal products like ivory. Join our Wildlife Crime group to meet others who are working on potential solutions to this global challenge and to add your own expertise to the conversation!

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Opportunity to participate in study on what counts as evidence in conservation

Please help us by participating in a MSc research project on what you consider to be 'evidence' in your work in conservation.

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Ethics of Conservation Tech

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Beyond the Tech Hype / Más Allá del Hype Tecnológico

Over the last few years the conservation movement has been enthusiastically deploying new technologies that make it possible to observe and protect the natural world in ways once unimaginable. But are there any potential risks we need to consider as we deploy the new, exciting technologies?

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Opportunity to participate in study on what counts as evidence in conservation

Please help us by participating in a MSc research project on what you consider to be 'evidence' in your work in conservation.

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Drones

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WOOHOO ITS WORKING!! Tech finds undetected decades old Alien Invasive Parent Plants in indigenous forest!

Used to pick up signals from tracking gear on the ground, collect images of wildlife and habitats from the air, gather acoustic data with specialized hydrophones, or even collect snot samples from whales' blowholes, drones are capable of collecting high-resolution data quickly, noninvasively, and at relatively low cost.

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AI for Conservation Office Hours: 2025 Review

Read about the advice provided by AI specialists in AI Conservation Office Hours 2025 earlier this year and reflect on how this helped projects so far.

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Software Development

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Free online tool to analyze wildlife images

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.

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IUCN Red list R client.

Everything you need on the IUCN Red list is now accessible from R, outputted as tibble to facilitate data query, analysis, and visualization.

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Community Base

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How has the Funding & Finance group done?

The WILDLABS Community Base is the ideal place to get oriented with the all that our community platform offers, hear about news and opportunitys, and to meet new friends and collaborators.

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AI for Conservation Office Hours: 2025 Review

Read about the advice provided by AI specialists in AI Conservation Office Hours 2025 earlier this year and reflect on how this helped projects so far.

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Database Design for Wildlife Enforcement

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Hello Wild Labs Community! I'm seeking advice on designing a generic database for wildlife enforcement. A big issue I encounter in my work with the government...

7 June 2019

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TECH TUTORS: Tell us what you want to see!	TECH TUTORS: Tell us what you want to see!	Thu, 30/04/2020 - 02:21

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