KEDR: Watching over the cedar forests of the Russian Far East
An innovative monitoring system analyzes satellite imagery to pinpoint illegal logging in the habitat of the Amur tiger and leopard.
Beyond data collection — the social and political effects of environmental sensor proliferation
Wildtech interviews Jennifer Gabrys, author of the book Program Earth, which discusses emerging sensor technologies and the cultural implications of an ever more “wired up” planet.
Citizen science leads to snail rediscovery in Vietnam
Scientists have rediscovered a snail species not seen for over a hundred years after spotting a picture of the species on a citizen science website. In 2014, Scott Trageser was…
A World of Tings
The real-time wildlife sighting app, Latest Sightings, can help to link a global community of wildlife enthusiasts and promote conservation one “ting” at a time.
Empowering smartphone users to bear witness to illegal wildlife trade
Jostling through the narrow turns of a market on the outskirts of Bangkok, you might concernedly notice vendors displaying delicate ivory carvings, dried tiger penises and bottles of bear bile…
Want to identify that bug or beetle in your photo? Ask the crowd.
The iSpot web application helps further biodiversity knowledge by connecting users interested in identifying the species they capture in photos.
iBats: Emerging tools for acoustic surveys and species identification
An app and portal aimed at improving bat surveys and broadening participation in bat population monitoring
Studying the unloved through the wisdom of crowds
hrough years of effort, scientists have assessed the conservation status of some 77,000 species of plants and animals via the IUCN's Red List of Threatened Species. Scientific records on the…
Citizen scientists help demystify Serengeti’s wildlife with photos
Africa's Serengeti conjures up romantic images of millions of migrating wildebeest and zebras, prides of lions feasting on their prey, and hyenas prowling in the background. But not everyone is…
Citizen scientist site hits one million observations of life on Earth
This is what a million observations of species in nature look like mapped out over the world. Image courtesy of iNaturalist. On Friday, Jonathan Hiew from Singapore took a photo…
Amazonian students help monitor threatened frog populations
The 2013 Zoos and Aquariums: Committing to Conservation (ZACC) conference runs from July 8th—July 12th in Des Moines, Iowa, hosted by the Blank Park Zoo. Ahead of the event, Mongabay.com…
Tourism for biodiversity in Tambopata
Map, Bahuaja Sonene National Park, Grasshopper Mimicking a Wasp. Photo by: David Johnston. Research and exploration in the Neotropics are extraordinary, life-changing experiences. In the past two decades, a new…