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WILDLABS Community @wildlabs.bsky.social · Mar 18

Did you know that you can learn GIS on WILDLABS?

@faunaflora.bsky.social has four introductory courses on GIS in our course catalogue:
❓What is GIS?
📝Introduction to QGIS
📡Introduction to ArcGIS Pro
🌍Becoming Confident in Spatial Analysis & Geoprocessing

wildlabs.net/courses

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BioSS @bioss.bsky.social · Mar 18

There's just over a week left to apply for these two(!) Ecological Statistician vacancies in our Offshore Renewables group- don't miss your chance to apply! 📆

#StatisticalEcology #OffshoreRenewables #Statistics #DataScience #Seabirds #MarineMammals #Vacancy #Job

BioSS @bioss.bsky.social · Feb 27

🚨NEW VACANCIES!🚨

Our Offshore Renewables group are seeking TWO ecological statisticians to join the growing team.

Both are permanent roles- more info: www.bioss.ac.uk/vacancies/ec...
📆Deadline: 27th Mar 2025

#StatisticalEcology #OffshoreRenewables #Statistics #DataScience #Seabirds #MarineMammals

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Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Network (BES-Net) @besnet.world · Mar 18

🔔 Biodiversity isn’t standalone: it’s tied to food, water, climate & health.

📅 On 21 March, @unepwcmc.bsky.social will explore how understanding this nexus can impact decisions for our future, with insights from the @ipbes.net #NexusAssessment.

Join us!
🔗 unep-wcmc.org/en/events/we...

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Carly Batist @carlybatist.bsky.social · Mar 13

Very excited for this! What a great way to wrap up #NatureTechWeek and the #NatureTech Unconference! 🎉

WILDLABS Community @wildlabs.bsky.social · Mar 12

Attending the London Nature Tech Collective Unconference and want to connect with other folks in #conservationtech?

Come by the WILDLABS meetup on 28 March for a relaxing evening of connection and fun!

Please RSVP by Tuesday 25 March and learn more here: wildlabs.net/event/wildla...

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Carly Batist @carlybatist.bsky.social · Mar 5

Incredibly useful resource for anyone who is interested in #tech4wildlife or #NatureTech!!

There is SO much information out there and these free courses are the perfect entry point to learn more about #AcousticMonitoring #CameraTrapping #GIS and more topics to come!

WILDLABS Community @wildlabs.bsky.social · Mar 5

New feature announcement: Courses on #conservationtech are now available on WILDLABS! Find introductory lessons to the sector and in-depth training on topics like camera traps, bioacoustics, eDNA, and more.

Read the announcement: wildlabs.net/article/new-...

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Carly Batist @carlybatist.bsky.social · Mar 3

Really incredible work!! Can’t wait to test it out myself, as well as see what the #tech4wildlife and #naturetech communities do with this new #opensource #cameratrap tool!

Sara Beery @sarameghanbeery.bsky.social · Mar 3

I am incredibly excited to see our SpeciesNet model released!! This represents years of work by the @wildlifeinsights.bsky.social AI team (and completely impossible without the amazing Ștefan Istrate's AI development and implementation).

Github: github.com/google/camer...
Blog: bit.ly/4i5cKBs

GitHub - google/cameratrapai: AI models trained by Google to classify species in images from motion-triggered widlife cameras.

AI models trained by Google to classify species in images from motion-triggered widlife cameras. - google/cameratrapai

github.com

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BOU @bou.org.uk · Mar 3

Setting BirdNET confidence thresholds: species-specific vs. universal approaches | link.springer.com/ar... | Journal of Ornithology | #ornithology 🪶

Setting BirdNET confidence thresholds: species-specific vs. universal approaches

Journal of Ornithology - BirdNET is widely used in avian acoustic research, providing species predictions alongside confidence values that represent the algorithm’s certainty in species...

link.springer.com

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Methods in Ecology and Evolution @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social · Feb 23

📖Published📖

AMMonitor is an R package for remote wildlife monitoring, with the version 2 release having a greatly increase functionality 🌎 🧪 Find out more about the package here 👇

https://buff.ly/4b81Vfg

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · Mar 1

All websites that depend on NOAA data should display something like this.

earth.nullschool.net

Weather and climate data shown on this website and countless others are at risk.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is the U.S. agency responsible for global weather forecasting, hurricane prediction, ocean observation, and many other services vital to public safety. Its satellites, supercomputers, and research teams provide essential data that help us understand our planet and protect lives.

On February 27, the new U.S. administration initiated mass firings at NOAA. These actions are unethical and deeply disruptive to the talented scientists and engineers who dedicate themselves to the public good. The firings, along with expected budget cuts, have serious implications for the availability and quality of weather forecasts produced by the United States. They must be reversed immediately.

Much of the data on this website is downloaded directly from NOAA's servers. In this environment of uncertainty, access could be disrupted at any time. While I'll strive to keep all features on this website functional and switch to alternative data sources if necessary, some datasets have no substitute if they go offline.

If this concerns you, speak up. Share on social media. And if you're in the U.S., contact your representatives.

- Cameron

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Dimitri W Ponirakis @dwponirakis.bsky.social · Feb 28

sustainabilitymag.com/articles/spa...

Microsoft's SPARROW: Tracking & Mitigating Biodiversity Loss

Microsoft's AI for Good Lab has produced SPARROW, the Solar-Powered Acoustic and Remote Recording Observation Watch, to monitor nature like never before

sustainabilitymag.com

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GEO BON @geobon.org · Feb 28

🔄 How do we turn raw biodiversity data into actionable insights for policy and conservation?

Jory Griffith shows how Bon in a Box #BiaB can be used to support the calculation of biodiversity indicators📊

Watch her speak at the @wildlabs.bsky.social series:
youtu.be/YXp9xlDvY8I?...

Jory Griffith: GEO BON

YouTube video by WILDLABS.NET

youtu.be

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Carly Batist @carlybatist.bsky.social · Feb 21

That would be awesome, thank you!

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Carly Batist @carlybatist.bsky.social · Feb 13

Hello! Making the jump from X along with many in the #science community. I'm a #biodiversity monitoring and #SciComm professional with a particular love for #conservation, #bioacoustics and #lemurs 🐒🔊🌳💚

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