Featured Project: Helping humans and tigers co-exist without conflict
In the Western Ghats of south-west India, humans and large carnivores (tiger and leopard) come into regular conflict over land and resources. WildTrack Ph.D. student Arjun Puroshothaman describes why this conflict arises and how WildTrack's footprint identification technology can help mitigate this crisis. At the same time, it engages local tribal trackers, helping revive their traditional ecological knowledge. Donations to this project can be made here: https://wildtrack.org/about-us/donate/
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.
Media
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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Blog
Guest Blog: WildCats in Iran – New tourism initiative to help conservation
January 4th, 2021
Nature tourism and wildlife conservation often work hand in hand to support each other. COVID-19 has hit tourism very hard, creating major challenges in both sectors. Our colleagues in Iran have been working hard to monitor wild cats, and are also offering an opportunity to contribute to Iran’s conservation work…
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.