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Member / Martin Boullhesen

Postdoc at Instituto de Ecorregiones Andinas (INECOA - Jujuy National University - CONICET).

Member / Lucy Novovitch

PhD student at the University of Zürich (CH) in PopEcol group, working with camera traps and mammals

Member / Richard Wenzel

Co-Founder of an Innovation Agency INNOKI in Berlin (6 Y.), Product Manager for SaaS (4 Y.)

Member / Fedor Steeman

Data Coordinator at Natural History Musem of Denmark. Dutch expat with ties to Kenya.

Discussion / Digital + core business = biodiversity or ecosystem benefits?

I'm doing some research for an article I'm co-authoring and was wondering if anyone knows of cases where a company has used digital technology...

Community Announcement / TECH HUB Open Call: Tech to end wildlife crime

WILDLABS is collaborating with some of the biggest experts in the space to scale your technology to help end wildlife crime. With the help...

Article / How to lose a BRUV in 10 days

As pressure on marine resources increases, fishers have to explore deeper and deeper waters to make a living. What does this mean for...

Article / Forest Watcher Brings Data Straight to Environmental Defenders

Deforestation often happens beyond the view of those with the mandate or power to stop it. While systems like Global Forest Watch monitor...

Article / FIT Cheetahs

A new research project is looking to investigate whether technology combined with the ancient skills and knowledge of Namibian trackers can...

Article / Learning To Be A Detection Dog Handler: The Teachings of Rubble

What makes a good detection dog handler? Is it something that can be taught and learnt over time, or is it something more intuitive? Do...

Article / Instant Detect 2.0: A Connected Future for Conservation

‘The Field’… Say the words ‘The Field’ to a group of conservationists and it will immediately conjure up vivid memories of everything from...

Article / The unexpected difficulty of getting videos from the field

In this case study, Sam Seccombe documents his efforts to track down an off-the-shelf remote camera setup with the capability to stream...

Article / Instant Detect 2.0 emerges

In the past six months Instant Detect 2.0 has physically emerged, with the first prototype systems built and ready for testing at the start...

Article / Metal Detecting Sensors for Anti-Poaching

Since 2016, ZSL’s Instant Detect team have been working on improving metal detecting sensors for anti-poaching. The team believe that using...

Event / Technology Empowered Conservation Lecture Series

New technological forces look set to transform biodiversity science. This series will showcase and discuss cutting-edge applications...

Event / Camera trapping workshop, London

This one day workshop will cover key aspects of planning, executing and analysing camera trap surveys in the field. It will also examine...

Article / From drone swarms to tree batteries, new tech is revolutionising ecology and conservation

Increasingly complex research questions and global challenges are driving rapid development, refinement, and uses of technology in ecology...

Article / The 2018 Ecoacoustics Congress Wrap-up

Last month, the 2018 Ecoacoustics Congress was held in Brisbane. Bringing together scientists, natural resource managers, industry and...

Article / Thermal imaging, drones, and sea turtles: a case study using FLIR’s new Duo Pro R camera

Technology now frequently used in wildlife conservation is evolving at a rapid pace, with improvements promised to make research...

Article / Beehive fences and elephants: Tanzanian case study offers fresh insights

In this case study, Katarzyna Nowak writes about her work with the Southern Tanzania Elephant Project (STEP) trialing beehive fences as...

Article / Biology Undergrad Attempts Automated Species Recognition Using MacBook Air and Google

Machine learning is widely recognized as the solution to camera trap data processing, but a user-friendly and broadly-accessible system for...

Article / Drones, Orangutans, and Strangler Figs in Malaysian Borneo

In this case study, WILDLABS member Sol Milne takes us through his Ph.D. work investigating how changing land-use is affecting orangutan...

Article / New Paper: Drones and Bornean Orangutan Distribution

Sol Milne's new paper, Drivers of Bornean Orangutan Distribution across a Multiple-Use Tropical Landscape, is now available. Using drones...

Article / Sustained Effort: Carbon Footprints and Capacity

In this article, Sol Milne discusses his experiences with sustainability, both in terms of environmental impact and project longevity, and...