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The global, open online community dedicated to conservation technology. How are you using #Tech4Wildlife? http://linktr.ee/wildlabsnet
What kind of challenges are conservationists facing using AI in their #cameratrap, #acoustics, and #geospatial projects?
Read the advice provided by our specialists in #AI Conservation Office Hours 2025 earlier this year and learn how it's helped projects so far: wildlabs.net/article/ai-c...
BORING FUND for Conservation Technology @wildlabs.bsky.social
Aug 19 Deadline
$1k - $12.5K grants for often overlooked but important / not buzzy things like
-Training Materials
-Community Management
-Expert Intervention
-Events / Webinars
-Maintaining tech
wildlabs.net/funding-oppo...
Mystified by the funding and finance side of #conservationtech? Explore some resources from our Funding & Finance Group Leader Aurelie Pollak:
Finance glossary for conservationists: wildlabs.net/article/fina...
How to speak investors language: wildlabs.net/article/how-...
What happens when AI, open source science, and a need for efficient avian nest monitoring collide? The BoutScout is born.
Learn about the WILDLABS Awards 2024 project that's combining a multi-sensor datalogger with AI-powered analytics here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsOd...
When women early in their careers lead in #conservationtech, they protect nature and transform the sector.
Learn how the Women in Conservation Technology programme, run in partnership with Arm, empowers East African women to make waves in the sector: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qrq...
Have you submitted your application for the Applied Conservation Technology Congress (ACT Con) yet? Submit before 31 July 2025 for the chance to join our friends at
SMART in Hanoi this November!
wildlabs.net/event/act-co...
Join us on July 30 at 4pm BST / 11am EDT for Variety Hour!
Hear about synthesizing PAM data, using ML for birdsong analysis, implementing automated sensing nodes, and a novel marine acoustic recorder.
Register here: wildlabs.net/event/variet...
Learn the basics of satellites and sensors for conservation with the new NASA ARSET Fundamentals of Remote Sensing course!
You'll learn about available data, advantages and disadvantages of the tech, and different conservation applications.
Enroll today: wildlabs.net/courses/nasa...
2023 and 2024 were landmark years for WILDLABS. What comes next?
Read our 2024 Annual Report to see how we've grown, what's on the horizon, and how to tap into our network and get involved shaping #conservationtech.
wildlabs.net/article/read...
Is it possible to train a custom species classification model with no coding? Thanks to @drivendata.org's WILDLABS Awards 2024 project, it is!
Watch their project video to learn how conservationists can train custom models and ID species on ZambaCloud. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvH9...
¿Te interesa aprender sobre GBIF?
Join the WILDLABS #LatinAmerica Community meeting on 24 July 9:00 AM (UTC -5) to learn about how open data can boost research, conservation, and environmental policymaking in Latin America.
Learn more and register here: wildlabs.net/event/gbif-c...
🌍🦎WILDLABS Geospatial Cafe: GIS Technology and Wildlife Conservation (July)🌿🛰️
ONLINE EVENT
🗓️ Date: 17 July 2025
🕐 Time: 1:00 – 2:00 PM UTC
🌐 Web-Page: wildlabs.net/event/wildla...
📝 Register: wwfus.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
@wildlabs.bsky.social
The Boring Fund is back in 2025 and supporting more projects than before.
With support from Arm, we’re providing $80,000 of funding for the overlooked initiatives that create a stronger #conservationtech sector.
Learn more and apply by 19 August 2025: wildlabs.net/funding-oppo...
🤔 Are gender representation trends in #conservationtech changing?
In the WILDLABS Awards 2025, 42.4% of the 1,446 team members listed in applications identified as women, a 12.4% increase from 2024 Awards.
Dive into the data from the 2025 Awards here: wildlabs.net/discussion/w...
What do the WILDLABS Awards 2025 submissions tell us about what #conservation challenges our community is tackling and what #technology they're using to do so?
Explore the full data here to explore changing trends in #conservationtech awards applications: wildlabs.net/discussion/w...
Excited to see what moth photos we have in the morning! Testing out our new #mothbox automated monitor with @crispinhollway.bsky.social @sussex.ac.uk tonight.
#mothsmatter #moths @wildlabs.bsky.social #moths #wildlife @ukbutterflies.bsky.social
Meet the WILDLABS Awards 2024 grantee from @birdscanada.bsky.social who's improving aerial species monitoring by reducing bottlenecks, increasing accessibility, and building new data streams on the Motus Wildlife Tracking System:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSN4...
We launched The Inventory a year ago! What impact has it had?
📈 It includes 468 products, 1158 organizations, and 29 R&D projects worldwide.
🌟 Users leave honest reviews on products.
🫂The Inventory succeeds based on community contributions. Share your experience today: wildlabs.net/inventory
Join us on June 25 at 4pm BST / 12pm EDT for Variety Hour! Hear about projects in #conservationtech, like:
🐘elephant acoustics
🩻x-ray imaging
💼open source opportunities
👩⚖️promoting governance transparency
Register here: wildlabs.net/event/variet...
@shaunamahajan.bsky.social
The Joint Workshop on Marine Vision @iccv.bsky.social is still open for submission! If you are working on cool research focused on underwater and marine vision, consider submitting to our proceedings-track. #ICCV2025
Submission deadline: June 30
Workshop webpage: vap.aau.dk/marinevision/
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⚡ New version of #rgbif has just been released to CRAN!
Version 3.8.2 new features:
🔹occ_download_doi() accepts a GBIF download DOI and returns the download key. occ_download() now supports download via institutionKey.
Learn more:
🔗docs.ropensci.org/rg...
⏰There are three days left to apply to become a WILDLABS Group Leader! Have you submitted yet?
17.06.2025 14:48 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0There is just over one week left to apply to become a WILDLABS Group Leader! What does it entail?
💫 Inspiring engagement on the platform
🫂 Building community via events
📞 Liaising with the WILDLABS team
Learn more about the Group Leadership Programme and how to apply: wildlabs.net/article/appl...
Are you interested in Edge AI for conservation? Contribute to the discussion on potentially starting a new WILDLABS group:
wildlabs.net/discussion/e...
#EdgeAI #ConservationTech
Are you going to #ICCB2025 and looking to connect with other folks in #conservationtech? Drop a comment in this thread: wildlabs.net/discussion/i...
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Bumblebee numbers are declining. Can we use their sounds to protect them?
The BumbleBuzz and @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social project from the 2024 WILDLABS Awards used acoustics, AI, and citizen science to help conserve these species.
Learn about their project here:
youtu.be/a1GoSnZw6Yw?...
🌿 Work on Edge AI for conservation? From camera traps to bioacoustics to drones, we’re proposing a new WILDLABS group to connect the community. Share your expertise + join the discussion here: wildlabs.net/discussion/e...
@wildlabs.bsky.social #AI4Nature #EdgeAI #ConservationTech
🛠️ The Inventory, our wiki-style database of #conservationtech, has 224 tools, 7 R&D projects, and 192 organizations associated with marine conservation tech from across the world. Explore The Inventory and add your tools, organisation, and R&D projects: wildlabs.net/inventory
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📸 During last year's #Tech4Wildlife Challenge, we took a look back at how marine tech has evolved over nine years and the innovation required to adapt terrestrial tech for marine environments. Revisit how marine technology has changed: wildlabs.net/article/day-...
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🏆The 2024 and 2025 WILDLABS Awardees are adopting, scaling, and developing tech like deep-water stereo BRUVs, AI-powered biologging drones, and more for conservation. Meet the grantees from 2024 and 2025:
2024: wildlabs.net/article/anno...
2025: wildlabs.net/article/anno...
