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WILDLABS Awards 2025 project: Bisa Indonesia established a passive acoustic monitoring network across the East Asian-Australasian Flyway, strengthening local capacity for migratory bird conservation! 🪶 📹 Watch their project story: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrDy... #Bioacoustics #Tech4Wildlife
LEAFA: Harnessing Emerging Technologies to Monitor Migratory Birds
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Save the date! The 2nd International Conference on Human-Wildlife Conflict and Coexistence is happening 2-4 March 2027 in Bangkok, Thailand. We'd love to see the #tech4wildlife community there. Early-bird registration closes 31 August. Learn more 👉 www.hwcconference.org
Home | 2nd International Conference on Human-Wildlife Conflict & Coexistence | Bangkok 2027
Join researchers, conservation practitioners, policymakers, indigenous leaders, development professionals and private-sector stakeholders at the 2nd International Conference on Human-Wildlife Conflict...
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📢 New report out today with @bluemarinef.bsky.social ky.social! How can tech help make marine protected areas (MPAs) more effective? 🌊 We break down the challenges, opportunities and recommendations for advancement, off the back of a workshop at #ICTC2026. 👉 wildlabs.net/en/article/n...
New Report: The MPA Technology Workshop | WILDLABS
At ICTC 2026, WILDLABS and the Blue Marine Foundation brought together 70+ marine conservation practitioners, funders, and technology providers to explore how technology can better support effective a...
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Meet the 2026-2027 WILDLABS Group Leaders! Our new volunteer cohort is ready to help grow communities across conservation technology through discussions, events, and collaboration. We're also excited to launch our new Zoos & Aquariums group! Meet the new group leaders: wildlabs.net/en/article/i...
Introducing the 2026-2027 WILDLABS Group Leaders | WILDLABS
We're excited to introduce the 2026-2027 WILDLABS Group Leadership cohort! This year, we're also delighted to launch our new Zoos & Aquariums group, expanding the range of communities that connect con...
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New paper 📢 What could the next 20 years of wildlife tracking look like, and why do we care? Our horizon scan, out today in Proc Royal Soc B, maps out 28 innovations to unlock movement ecology's untapped potential. 👉 wildlabs.net/en/article/o... #tech4wildlife #movementecology #innovation
Workshop 1 of our Women in Conservation Technology Programme 2026 is a wrap 🐘 21 early-career Tanzanian women spent the week at RISE in the Serengeti learning about camera traps, bioacoustics, KoboToolbox, EarthRanger, K-9 units, eDNA, and more. Read the highlights: wildlabs.net/en/article/l...
📅 July 31 at 2:00 pm UTC What's happening across conservation technology? Join leads from 9 WILDLABS communities as they share the latest developments, emerging trends, recent events, and opportunities in their fields. Register here: wildlabs.net/en/event/wil...
WILDLABS Group Leads Panel Discussion | WILDLABS
Join leads from nine WILDLABS groups for a round-up of recent developments, news, and events across conservation technology, followed by an open discussion with the audience.
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🎙️ Call for contributions! We're co-organizing an #ASA2026 session with @CornellBirds on turning acoustic detections into ecological insights. Topics include abundance, multimodal AI, uncertainty, reproducibility, and more. Interested? 📩 vanesa.reyes@wildlabs.net | cmw289@cornell.edu Please share!
In February, 600+ people from 60+ countries gathered in Lima for #ICTC2026. Today, the feedback is in! 📊 A survey of nearly 200 attendees gave the event a 9.4/10 average satisfaction score, with 100% saying they’d recommend it to a colleague. Here’s what the impact looks like 🧵👇
Join us on July 29 at 4pm BST for the next WILDLABS Variety Hour! Learn about new approaches in #tech4wildlife, from AI and remote sensing for mangrove monitoring to AI for MPAs, biodiversity data sharing, and open-source animal-borne acoustic monitoring. Register here: wildlabs.net/en/event/var...
The Variety Hour: July 2026 | WILDLABS
You're invited to the July 2026 WILDLABS Variety Hour. Join us to hear about how satellites, drones, and AI are helping diagnose mangrove health; an AI-powered decision support platform for Marine Pro...
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WILDLABS is now available in French! 🌍 Following the recent addition of Spanish, this update gets us closer to reflecting our truly global community. To our Francophone communities across Africa, North America, Europe and beyond, bienvenue! Learn more here: wildlabs.net/en/article/w...
Major milestone for Move BON! 🌍 The network's first paper is out, making the case for animal movement data to play a bigger role in biodiversity indicators and policy. A huge step for the network and significant piece of what #MoveBON is all about! Check it out 👉 geobon.org/new-paper-ca...
Introducing the 2026 WILDLABS Awards winners! 🎉 This year, 16 grantees were selected from 523 applications, our largest cohort yet. Huge thanks to our partners at Arm for helping bring game changing conservation tech ideas to life. Meet the awardees: wildlabs.net/en/article/a... #ConservationTech
Reminder: applications for the 2026-2027 WILDLABS Group Leadership Programme close this Friday, July 10! Our 34+ groups are where the community gets things done, sharing knowledge and building connections. Leading one is a chance to shape that work. Learn more and apply today 👇
WILDLABS Community@wildlabs.bsky.social · 2mo agoReady to lead, connect, and grow with the conservation tech community? Applications are open for the 2026-2027 WILDLABS Group Leadership Programme! Help advance the shared interests of the field, including shaping two newly proposed groups. Apply by July 10: wildlabs.net/en/article/a...
@unbiodiversity.bsky.social is calling all biodiversity innovators! 🌿 Free spaces are available in the 2026 Biodiversity Tech Expo at #COP17Armenia. We hosted a booth at #COP16 and highly recommend it! 👉 Apply by 19 July: www.cbd.int/doc/notifica...
Ready to lead, connect, and grow with the conservation tech community? Applications are open for the 2026-2027 WILDLABS Group Leadership Programme! Help advance the shared interests of the field, including shaping two newly proposed groups. Apply by July 10: wildlabs.net/en/article/a...
Applications Open: Become a 2026-2027 WILDLABS Group Leader | WILDLABS
Get more involved in the WILDLABS community, build your network, and leave an impact on your field by becoming a WILDLABS Group Leader.
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Introducing the 20 outstanding members of our Women in Conservation Technology 2026 cohort! 🇹🇿✨ The 4th edition of the programme is back in #Tanzania starting July 24, in partnership with the Grumeti Fund and support from JRS. Meet the cohort 🤝 wildlabs.net/en/article/i... #tech4wildlife #WiCT
🌎 The State of Conservation Technology 2026 report is live! Five years of data show conservation technologies are advancing, but the sector's core challenges remain. Explore what’s changed, what hasn’t, and why progress depends on more than just the tools: 👉 wildlabs.net/en/state-of-...
Nature tech is growing fast, but how do we move from data to real-world decisions for nature? Check out our reflections from the 2026 Nature Tech Unconference, including key themes around biodiversity monitoring, AI, finance, metrics, and accessibility: wildlabs.net/en/discussio...
Meet our WILDLABS Awards 2026 Expert Judging Panel! This global group is now reviewing finalists against impact, technology, partnerships, knowledge sharing, and feasibility, with 15 awardees set to be selected next week. Learn more about the judges here: wildlabs.net/en/article/w...
Join us on May 27 at 11:00 EDT / 16:00 BST for the next WILDLABS Variety Hour! Learn about new approaches in conservation tech, from ocean soundscapes to aerial wildlife monitoring to AI tools for scaling bat roost surveys and monitoring global change. Register here: wildlabs.net/en/event/var...
‼️ Soliciting data contributions for operational BioTrack ‼️ 👉 You can find a project overview here: lnkd.in/emq5pPKH
Some folks came to our #Mothbox Workshop during the #ICTC conference and ended up taking the mothboxes they built to the Manu biological Field Station where they've been doing all kinds of cool new stuff! They even got tree climbers to install them in the rainforest canopy! @wildlabs.bsky.social
We are VERY excited to announce the call for applications has just been released for the 5th CV4Ecology Short Course!! This two-and-a-half-week intensive program trains ecologists and conservation practitioners to develop their own AI tools for their own data. Tell your friends! Apply now!
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Judging is underway for the 2026 WILDLABS Awards, and this year’s application pool reflects how quickly conservation technology is growing! We received 523 applications, more than double last year’s total, with projects planned across every continent. Explore the data: wildlabs.net/en/discussio...
📢 Deadline extended: Women in Conservation Technology 2026 🇹🇿 By community request, applications are now open until 13 May 2026 at 11:59 PM EAT. If you’re an emerging Tanzanian conservationist ready to take the next step in your career, we encourage you to apply! Apply now: lnkd.in/g-DVz2qT
Conservation tech is globally relevant, but language barriers critically limit access 🌎 That's why we're introducing WILDLABS #Translation, starting with #Spanish! Now members can engage, connect, and collaborate across languages. Read the full update 👉 wildlabs.net/en/article/w...
1 week left to apply: WiCT Tanzania 2026 A 6-month programme for early-career Tanzanian women in conservation + tech. Build skills, work with biodiversity data, and join a growing network. 🗓 Deadline: 1 May 2026 🔗 wildlabs.net/en/article/a...
Register for the April Variety Hour! We're bringing you some of the top talks from #ICTC2026. From drone-deployed canopy tech and the secret lives of Andean bears to real-time bioacoustics and custom AI models, discover these conservation highlights and more. Join us: wildlabs.net/en/event/var...
Applications are open for Women in Conservation Technology Tanzania 2026! 🇹🇿 With a refreshed curriculum and expanded cohort, the programme supports early-career Tanzanian women to build tech skills, tackle conservation challenges, and grow their networks. Apply by 1 May 2026: wildlabs.net/wict2026
