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Explore the latest news, resources, and publications from Conservation Metrics.
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6 Ways AI Can Help Save the Planet
From facial recognition technology that monitors brown bear populations, to intelligent robots sorting recycling, these initiatives are having a positive impact on the environment
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Researchers Are Trying to Save a Vulnerable California Frog Species Using Cutting-Edge AI
The vulnerable California red-legged frog faces pressure from farmers who need their breeding grounds to irrigate crops. Conservation Metrics, is using machine learning technology to better identify the frogs’ habitats and flag them for protection.
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Tutorial: Accurate Bioacoustic Species Detection from Small Numbers of Training Clips Using the Biophony Model
This tutorial demonstrates how to quickly develop an automated system to detect the sounds of a species of interest using only a handful of short clips exemplifying the species.
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Deep Learning With The Elephants
Counting elephants helps scientists know where and when they’re being killed. Despite elephants’ massive size, they are hard to spot in the rainforest.
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AI empowers conservation biology
Faced with mountains of image and audio data, researchers are turning to artificial intelligence to answer pressing ecological questions.
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Live and Learn
Algorithms are bringing new kinds of evidence and predictive powers to the shaping of landscapes.
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Confirmed: Two Endangered Seabirds Have Been Rediscovered on Oahu
Thought to be extinct on the Hawaiian Island for centuries, Newell’s Shearwaters and Hawaiian Petrels were found using acoustic monitoring.
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Cryptic Seabirds Can Hide From This Scientist, But Not From Her Spy Network
Acoustic monitoring combined with powerful machine learning is giving researchers new insights into the elusive Ashy Storm-Petrel. It’s just one way that artificial intelligence can tackle pressing conservation challenges.