WILDLABS Community

Join the WILDLABS AI for Conservation group leaders on October 10 for an informal virtual networking hour!

Meet others in the group, share your ideas for events and resources, pitch ideas, bring questions, and more!

RSVP here: wildlabs.net/event/ai-con...

🐊How can tech help create coexistence between crocodiles and humans?

Watch the WILDLABS Awards 2024 project video, “Innovative Sensor Technologies for Sustainable Coexistence” to see how custom tracking devices can help address conflict and influence coexistence measures: youtu.be/eoM9xVJwM2M?...

Save the date! 🌍The first International Conservation Technology Conference will take place in Lima, Peru, in February 2026.

We're organizing this event alongside partners to connect, collaborate, and drive impact.

👉 Learn more and get involved:
wildlabs.net/article/save...

🗣️ Calling those with ideas, projects, or prototypes for #edgeAI in #conservation: Join the Edge AI Earth Guardians competition run by our friends at @hacksterio.bsky.social!

Learn more: wildlabs.net/funding-oppo...

Join us on September 24 at 4pm BST / 11am EDT for Variety Hour!

Hear about high-power edge devices, overcoming communication and data challenges, errors and solutions for counting objects in drone images, and conservation tech finance.

Register here: wildlabs.net/event/variet...

💰 Funding & Finance: wildlabs.net/discussion/h...

🦒 East Africa Community: wildlabs.net/discussion/n...

🧠 AI for Conservation: wildlabs.net/discussion/a...

🧑‍💻 Edge Computing: wildlabs.net/article/new-...

🛰️ Animal Movement: wildlabs.net/article/welc...

How do you want to engage in the #conservationtech community? Share what events you'd like to see and resources you need with the WILDLABS group leaders!

🌏 Geospatial: wildlabs.net/discussion/g...

🦜 Latin America Community: wildlabs.net/discussion/p...

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AI for Conservation Boston Meetup Join us for an iNat bioblitz!!! September 27th from 9am-12pm Meet at umass Boston Quad at 9 Register here https://www.eventbrite.com/e/umass-boston-bioblitz-tickets-1626791971579?aff=oddtdtcreator

Are you interested in #AIforConservation #AIforBiodiversity #AIforWildlife or #AIforNature?? Are you located in the Boston Area?

If so, come join us!! The AI for Conservation Slack community is doing our first local-area Boston meetup, partnering with iNaturalist and TEDx Boston!

We're kicking off the second year of the WILDLABS Group Leadership Programme, a 1-year opportunity to lead subgroups on WILDLABS and curate vibrant spaces of connection, collaboration, and meaningful engagement!

Learn more about this year's leaders here: wildlabs.net/article/intr...

#Acousticmonitoring allows researchers to monitor deep #marine ecosystems, but often require choosing between ruggedness, accuracy, and affordability.

FinDrop, a WILDLABS Awards 2024 project, is a new solution. Learn more about the MEMS array microphone here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Grgd...

WILDLABS.NET will undergo essential maintenance between 10:00am and 4:00pm BST on Wednesday 3 September 2025. The website will be unavailable during that time

We apologise for any inconvenience to your regular conservation technology collaboration experience!

#Insects are declining rapidly. Monitoring them is more important than ever.

@dinalab.bsky.social's 2024 WILDLABS Awards Mothbox project makes #insectmonitoring low-cost, fully #opensource, and deployable anywhere.

Watch their 2024 project progress here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LGz...

Edge Computing | WILDLABS This group unites those working at the intersection of edge AI and conservation, focusing on real-time, on-device data processing for environmental monitoring to facilitate sharing tools, models, and ...

If you’re experimenting with or curious about edge computing in wildlife conservation, this is the place to connect, collaborate, and learn.

Join us! 👉 wildlabs.net/groups/edge-...

New Group Announcement: Edge Computing | WILDLABS We are thrilled to start a brand new group: Edge Computing! Meet Jenna Kline and Youssef Bayouli, the two Group Leaders for the 2025-2026 term.

The new Edge Computing group on @wildlabs.bsky.social is now live!

Edge AI isn’t just a buzzword—it’s the future of conservation in the field 🌎

wildlabs.net/article/new-...

🆕Announcing a new WILDLABS group: Edge Computing!

Connect with others working at the intersection of #edgeAI and #edgecomputing to share approaches, tools, models, and solutions focused on real-time, on-device data processing in remote environments.

Join today: wildlabs.net/groups/edge-...

Join us on August 27 at 4pm BST / 11am EDT for Variety Hour!

Hear about 360-degree cameras for beluga whales, offline GPS trackers, custom drones for bat monitoring, and virtual laboratories.

Register here: wildlabs.net/event/variet...

⏰There's one day left to submit your application for The Boring Fund. Be sure to apply before the deadline for consideration!

YouTube video by WILDLABS.NET Underwater Passive Acoustic Monitoring (UPAM) for Threatened Andean Water Frogs

👂🎶There's a new SOP for UPAM in high-altitude vocal freshwater species...

Learn about the WILDLABS Awards 2024 grantee who tested HydroMoths and open source environmental sensors to survey aquatic biodiversity in the Andes: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKD3...

⏰The Boring Fund closes in one week! Have you submitted your application yet?

If you have questions, check out the following resources:

Further Information Page: wildlabs.net/article/bori...

Discussion Thread: wildlabs.net/discussion/b...

Fires in the Serengeti: Burn Severity & Remote Sensing with Earth Engine | WILDLABS Fires in Serengeti and Masai Mara National Parks have burned massive areas this year. With Google Earth Engine, it's possible to quantify burn severity using the normalized burn ratio function, then c...

🔥 Wildfire season is here, and #geospatial tech can help assess burn damage and severity.

Read @3point.bsky.social's article on how to use Google Earth Engine for wildfire assessment with the Serengeti and Masai Mara National Park fires as a case study: wildlabs.net/article/fire...

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...

The Boring Fund 2025: Apply Today | WILDLABS The Boring Fund supports the essential but overlooked aspects of conservation technology. In response to overwhelming demand in 2024, we’ve partnered again with Arm to provide more funding. In 2025, a...

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-...

YouTube video by WILDLABS.NET BoutScout: Monitoring System for Avian Nesting Behavior Studies

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...

YouTube video by WILDLABS.NET Women in Conservation Technology Programme

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...

ACT Con - Applied Conservation Technology Congress | WILDLABS SMART and EarthRanger join forces to organise ACT Con - Learn more!

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...

Read the WILDLABS 2024 Annual Report | WILDLABS From 2023 to 2024, WILDLABS has grown substantially, launching impactful new platform features, delivering critical funding opportunities, and connecting the community in new and exciting ways. Read m...

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...

YouTube video by WILDLABS.NET Zamba Cloud: No-Code Custom AI for Camera Trap Species Classification

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...