Featured Project: Fisher and Marten in California
Dr. Jody Tucker studies fisher (Pekania pennanti), Pacific marten (Martes caurina), and other associated carnivore species to assess population changes over time in occupancy, geographic distribution, genetic diversity and connectivity. Both species are considered species of conservation concern by federal and state agencies and fisher has been proposed for federal listing under the Endangered Species Act.
OUR MISSION
WildTrack’s Mission is to protect endangered species using a unique combination of advanced data analytics, artificial intelligence, and traditional ecological knowledge.
WildTrack has developed an innovative new model to tackle the global decline in species – using footprints.
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WildTrack has developed a footprint identification technique (FIT) that enables wildlife conservationists to identify endangered species from their unique footprints. This allows them to monitor the animals closely without disturbing them.
This short documentary video shows WildTrack’s Drs Sky Alibhai and Zoe Jewell tracking cheetah with the San people on the Central Namibian Plateau.
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WildTrackAI wins UC-Berkeley Capstone Project Award!
September 10th, 2020
WildTrack, in collaboration with the UC Berkeley I School, has won the coveted Hal R. Varian Capstone award for the WildTrackAI Computer Vision application! WildTrack was voted by the judges as the best project out of 22 competitors showcasing AI applications in a wide range of fields. The WildTrackAI system…
WildTrack in Numbers 2020
WildTrack works to deliver non-invasive monitoring for endangered species. Our footprint identification technique (FIT) is customized for each species in our many different species project partners around the world
Field projects send us footprints, and together with our students in universities around the world we develop species algorithms and help field projects apply the technique.
Thanks to generous support from JMP (in which FIT sits) we are also able to help field scientists use JMP data visualization software without additional cost.