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WILDLABS Community @wildlabs.bsky.social · 15h

🦾 October 9-12: View our poster, "WILDLABS: Strengthening Collaboration and Access in Conservation Technology" to learn about how we're building a more resilient, innovative, and scalable sector.

See the poster in-person or online: iucn25.ipostersessions.com/Default.aspx...

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WILDLABS Community @wildlabs.bsky.social · 15h

🌍 Are you headed to IUCN's #WorldConservationCongress? Be sure to check out our poster and related events ⬇️

WILDLABS Community @wildlabs.bsky.social · 1d

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...

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WILDLABS Community @wildlabs.bsky.social · 8d

🐊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?...

WILDLABS Community @wildlabs.bsky.social · 13d

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...

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WILDLABS Community @wildlabs.bsky.social · 15d

🗣️ 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...

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WILDLABS Community @wildlabs.bsky.social · 21d

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...

WILDLABS Community @wildlabs.bsky.social · 22d

💰 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...

WILDLABS Community @wildlabs.bsky.social · 22d

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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Sara Beery @sarameghanbeery.bsky.social · 28d

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!

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

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WILDLABS Community @wildlabs.bsky.social · 28d

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...

WILDLABS Community @wildlabs.bsky.social · Sep 4

#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 Community @wildlabs.bsky.social · Sep 2

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!

Edge Computing | WILDLABS

WILDLABS Community @wildlabs.bsky.social · Aug 28

#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...

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Jenna Kline @jennakline.bsky.social · Aug 20

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-...

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 ...

New Group Announcement: Edge Computing | WILDLABS

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Jenna Kline @jennakline.bsky.social · Aug 20

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-...

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.

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WILDLABS Community @wildlabs.bsky.social · Aug 21

🆕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-...

WILDLABS Community @wildlabs.bsky.social · Aug 20

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...

Underwater Passive Acoustic Monitoring (UPAM) for Threatened Andean Water Frogs

WILDLABS Community @wildlabs.bsky.social · Aug 18

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

WILDLABS Community @wildlabs.bsky.social · Jul 8

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...

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WILDLABS Community @wildlabs.bsky.social · Aug 14

👂🎶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...

YouTube video by WILDLABS.NET

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Fires in the Serengeti: Burn Severity & Remote Sensing with Earth Engine | WILDLABS

WILDLABS Community @wildlabs.bsky.social · Aug 12

⏰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...

WILDLABS Community @wildlabs.bsky.social · Jul 8

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...

WILDLABS Community @wildlabs.bsky.social · Aug 7

🔥 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...

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...

The Boring Fund 2025: Apply Today | WILDLABS

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WILDLABS Community @wildlabs.bsky.social · Aug 6

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...

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Digital Naturalism Laboratories @dinalab.bsky.social · Aug 5

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...

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...