Serge Wich
@sergewich.bsky.social
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Biologist/conservationist with a strong interest in animals and conservation technology
Using drones with thermal cameras and ML to automate the detection of small peat fires could help to detect these fires when they are just starting and increase the options to extinguish them:
www.mdpi.com/2504-446X/9/...
4 months ago
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Dr Ani Permana
4 months ago
Our new paper is out! We found
#orangutans
develop
#nest-building
skills through observational
#sociallearning
,
#selectiveattention
toโknow-howโ and transmission ofโknow-whatโ information. ๐ฆง๐ฆง๐ฆง๐ฆง
#academicsky
#primates
#science
#biologicalscience
#warwickpsych
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https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1038/s42003-025-08217-2.pdf
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Mongabay
4 months ago
[COMMENTARY] Tools like drones & GPS apps allow local & indigenous communities to track deforestation & respond to territorial threats quickly. But these tools must be introduced with local realities and cultural wisdom in mind. ** The views expressed are author's, not necessarily Mongabay's.
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Conservation tech without Indigenous knowledge and local context has limits (commentary)
Technology can be a powerful ally in conservation, but itโs not a silver bullet. Too often, tools like drones, GPS apps or satellite imagery are introduced as standalone solutions, disconnected fromโฆ
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/05/conservation-tech-without-indigenous-knowledge-and-local-context-has-limits-commentary/
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Excited to see this paper on conservation technology out by a group of colleagues led by
@tonylynam.bsky.social
www.frontiersin.org/journals/eco...
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Frontiers | The rising tide of conservation technology: empowering the fight against poaching and unsustainable wildlife harvest
IntroductionMarket-driven poaching and unsustainable wildlife harvest are significant drivers of population decline for numerous plant and animal species, in...
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/ecology-and-evolution/articles/10.3389/fevo.2025.1527976/full
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Excited to see this paper out with a focus on robotic and autonomous systems (RAS) and conservation. "Overall, it was felt that RAS could lead to major progress in monitoring of terrestrial biodiversity by supplementing rather than supplanting existing methods."
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Opportunities and challenges for monitoring terrestrial biodiversity in the robotics age - Nature Ecology & Evolution
An expert-elicitation process identifies current methodological barriers for monitoring terrestrial biodiversity, and how technological and procedural development of robotic and autonomous systems may...
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-025-02704-9
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Here the next video for the conservation technology project in Madagascar. This time on drones:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cw5...
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Ranomafana & Ihofa Project | Serge Wich sharing his expertise using drone for primatology
YouTube video by ExplorerHome Madagascar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cw5Pfj4dds
5 months ago
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Paddy Tkaczynski
5 months ago
๐จ๐ตPaid primate work: In collaboration with Stichting AAP and University of Rennes, we are looking for a research coordinator to monitor a wild Barbary macaque reintroduction. More details and how to apply can be found here:
groups.google.com/a/g-groups.w...
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Research coordinator - Barbary macaque reintroduction monitoring (12 months)
https://groups.google.com/a/g-groups.wisc.edu/g/primate-job/c/n6nI0EEQ-pc
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And the 4th post. All on bioacoustics. Other conservation technology is featured in the previous posts. Stay tuned for more.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yy_a...
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Ranomafana & Ihofa Project | AudioMoth with Finaritra Randimbiarison
YouTube video by ExplorerHome Madagascar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yy_aer2rasU
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The 3rd post of the Madagascar project can be seen on this link
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0O3...
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Ranomafana & Ihofa Project | Botanic part with Rindra Harilanto
YouTube video by ExplorerHome Madagascar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0O3mv0yD_4&t=18s
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And here a link to the 2nd post of the Madagascar project.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zA5E...
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Ranomafana & Ihofa project | Introducing the team Dr. Onja Razafindratsima
YouTube video by ExplorerHome Madagascar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zA5EyvuxlkU
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Excited to share the first post of a project in Madagascar that I am part of. Follow the link for the whole post and video.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeSx...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeSxAiSRFHE
5 months ago
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Serge Wich
Rainforest Action Network
6 months ago
Even as โno deforestationโ pledges become the norm among the biggest companies, we are still linking illegal palm oil plantations inside the Rawa Singkil Wildlife Reserve to major brands. This shows it's not just about a nice pledge โ there needs to be accountability!
www.ran.org/the-understo...
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Multinationals silent on destruction of prime orangutan habitat - The Understory - Rainforest Action Network
Oil palm growers are illegally cutting down rainforests inside the orangutan capital of the world, but complicit multinationals have nothing to say about it.
https://www.ran.org/the-understory/multinationals-silent-on-destruction-of-orangutan-habitat/
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New paper on orangutan translocations has beenย published Our new paper 'Outcomes of orangutan wild-to-wild translocations reveal conservation and welfare risks' is out:
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New paper on orangutan translocations has beenย published
Our new paper 'Outcomes of orangutan wild-to-wild translocations reveal conservation and welfare risks' is out:
http://sergewich.com/2025/03/20/new-paper-on-orangutan-translocations-has-been-published/
7 months ago
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Very happy to see this new paper out on automated curlew detection on images from mobile phone network enabled camera traps connected to the conservationAI platform
www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/17...
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AI-Driven Real-Time Monitoring of Ground-Nesting Birds: A Case Study on Curlew Detection Using YOLOv10
Effective monitoring of wildlife is critical for assessing biodiversity and ecosystem health as declines in key species often signal significant environmental changes. Birds, particularly ground-nesti...
https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/17/5/769
7 months ago
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Great to see this usage of drones to monitor primates out with a permanent link.
add a skeleton here at some point
8 months ago
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www.linkedin.com/posts/tsheri...
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Tshering Tobgay on LinkedIn: ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ช๐ต๐ถ๐๐ฒ-๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ปโฆ
๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ช๐ต๐ถ๐๐ฒ-๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต๐ป๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐. A weeklong feasibilityโฆ
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/tshering-tobgay-82915581_%F0%9D%97%A5%F0%9D%97%B2%F0%9D%98%83%F0%9D%97%BC%F0%9D%97%B9%F0%9D%98%82%F0%9D%98%81%F0%9D%97%B6%F0%9D%97%BC%F0%9D%97%BB%F0%9D%97%B6%F0%9D%98%87%F0%9D%97%B6%F0%9D%97%BB%F0%9D%97%B4-%F0%9D%97%AA%F0%9D%97%B5%F0%9D%97%B6%F0%9D%98%81%F0%9D%97%B2-activity-7294750128496619521-PgIk?utm_source=share
8 months ago
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Great to see the conservation work for the white-bellied heron that I participated in with RSPN featured on Bhutan Broadcasting Services:
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8 months ago
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Great usage of drones with a thermal sensor to detect the Tapanuli orangutan! Congrats to this Indonesian team of researchers for doing this!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Developing a new method using thermal drones for population surveys of the world's rarest great ape species, Pongo tapanuliensis
Accurate population estimates are crucial for conservation, but surveying arboreal species can be costly and challenging. Unoccupied aerial vehicles (โฆ
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989425000642
8 months ago
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Dr Danni Hinchcliffe
9 months ago
New
@ljmuofficial.bsky.social
MSc Wildlife Conservation prog launching September 2025 based on three pillars: RESEARCH - TECHNOLOGY - PRACTICE. Excited to have designed and to lead on this. For more info, visit:
www.ljmu.ac.uk/study/course...
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Our first attempt to combine computer vision models with models to obtain additional information on the species detected in images to further support conservation efforts. We aim to expand this in the future.
www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/24...
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Towards Context-Rich Automated Biodiversity Assessments: Deriving AI-Powered Insights from Camera Trap Data
Camera traps offer enormous new opportunities in ecological studies, but current automated image analysis methods often lack the contextual richness needed to support impactful conservation outcomes. ...
https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/24/24/8122
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Our new paper on oil palm in the Central African region and its impact on African apes out.
zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Mapping oil palm plantations and their implications on forest and great ape habitat loss in Central Africa
This paper takes a retrospective look at the changes in the extent of the Congo forest and great ape habitat in the past 20โyears. The data and method used in this study are novel. This produced the ...
https://zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/rse2.428
10 months ago
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RjGray_Ecology/EcologyinR
11 months ago
Excited to announce the release of our latest paper in Scientific Reports: "Development of a global thermal detection index to prioritize primate research with thermal drones." Read the paper here:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Check out the dashboard:
rpubs.com/Russell_Gray...
#Drones
#Primates
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Development of a global thermal detection index to prioritize primate research with thermal drones - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Development of a global thermal detection index to prioritize primate research with thermal drones
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-77502-7
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A great write up of the camera trap and
#ConservationAI
research in the Netherlands.
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/c1bc...
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https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/c1bce45e4d7f4a6c91e5cf91acee1ae5
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We updated our
#ConservationAI
client. You can now process images on the cloud and offline (on your own computer). So when connectivity is not strong or when you have data on sensitive species you can just process locally:
www.linkedin.com/posts/conser...
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Conservation AI on LinkedIn: #techfornature #wildliferesearch #innovationforconservation
๐ Exciting News from Conservation AI! ๐ฟ๐ธ We're thrilled to unveil the latest version of the Conservation AI Desktop App, and itโs a game-changer! ๐ Offlineโฆ
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/conservationai_techfornature-wildliferesearch-innovationforconservation-activity-7267509394634850306-9oGy?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop
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A hopefully useful paper on oil palm plantations globally was recently published. It presents a global oil palm extent layer for the year 2021 and the planting-year layer from 1990 to 2021.
#palmoil
essd.copernicus.org/articles/16/...
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Global mapping of oil palm planting year from 1990 to 2021
Abstract. Oil palm is a controversial crop, primarily because it is associated with negative environmental impacts such as tropical deforestation. Mapping the crop and its characteristics, such as age...
https://essd.copernicus.org/articles/16/5111/2024/
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I am happy to share our latest publication on our
#conservationAI
platform that supports automated detection and classification of animals in camera trap and drone data. Register and give it a go!
@ljmubiocon.bsky.social
@ljmuimpact.bsky.social
www.mdpi.com/2673-7159/4/...
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Harnessing Artificial Intelligence for Wildlife Conservation
The rapid decline in global biodiversity demands innovative conservation strategies. This paper examines the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in wildlife conservation, focusing on the Conservation ...
https://www.mdpi.com/2673-7159/4/4/41
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Our new paper on using drones with thermal infrared to detext primates is out. I hope it is useful for the conservation community.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Development of a global thermal detection index to prioritize primate research with thermal drones - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Development of a global thermal detection index to prioritize primate research with thermal drones
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-77502-7
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