Serge Wich
@sergewich.bsky.social
Biologist/conservationist with a strong interest in animals and conservation technology
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Open Letter by scientists to the Council:
"Climate Neutrality Is Europe’s Greatest Economic Opportunity”.
Ahead of the European Council meeting on 23.10.2025,
2,178 scientists urge EU Heads of States & Governments to take ambitious decisions for the 2040 targets.
zenodo.org/records/1739...
"Climate Neutrality Is Europe’s Greatest Economic Opportunity”.
Ahead of the European Council meeting on 23.10.2025,
2,178 scientists urge EU Heads of States & Governments to take ambitious decisions for the 2040 targets.
zenodo.org/records/1739...
October 20, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Open Letter by scientists to the Council:
"Climate Neutrality Is Europe’s Greatest Economic Opportunity”.
Ahead of the European Council meeting on 23.10.2025,
2,178 scientists urge EU Heads of States & Governments to take ambitious decisions for the 2040 targets.
zenodo.org/records/1739...
"Climate Neutrality Is Europe’s Greatest Economic Opportunity”.
Ahead of the European Council meeting on 23.10.2025,
2,178 scientists urge EU Heads of States & Governments to take ambitious decisions for the 2040 targets.
zenodo.org/records/1739...
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/...
June 25, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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/...
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Our new paper is out!
We found #orangutans develop #nest-building skills through observational #sociallearning, #selectiveattention
to“know-how” and transmission of“know-what” information.
🦧🦧🦧🦧
#academicsky
#primates
#science
#biologicalscience
#warwickpsych
🦧🦧🦧🦧
link.springer.com/content/pdf/...
We found #orangutans develop #nest-building skills through observational #sociallearning, #selectiveattention
to“know-how” and transmission of“know-what” information.
🦧🦧🦧🦧
#academicsky
#primates
#science
#biologicalscience
#warwickpsych
🦧🦧🦧🦧
link.springer.com/content/pdf/...
link.springer.com
June 8, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Our new paper is out!
We found #orangutans develop #nest-building skills through observational #sociallearning, #selectiveattention
to“know-how” and transmission of“know-what” information.
🦧🦧🦧🦧
#academicsky
#primates
#science
#biologicalscience
#warwickpsych
🦧🦧🦧🦧
link.springer.com/content/pdf/...
We found #orangutans develop #nest-building skills through observational #sociallearning, #selectiveattention
to“know-how” and transmission of“know-what” information.
🦧🦧🦧🦧
#academicsky
#primates
#science
#biologicalscience
#warwickpsych
🦧🦧🦧🦧
link.springer.com/content/pdf/...
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[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.
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.
Conservation tech without Indigenous knowledge and local context has limits (commentary)
Technology can be a powerful ally in conservation, but it’s not a silver bullet. Too often, tools like drones, GPS apps or satellite imagery are introduced as standalone solutions, disconnected from…
news.mongabay.com
June 1, 2025 at 1:17 AM
[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.
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.
Excited to see this paper on conservation technology out by a group of colleagues led by @tonylynam.bsky.social
www.frontiersin.org/journals/eco...
www.frontiersin.org/journals/eco...
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...
www.frontiersin.org
May 30, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Excited to see this paper on conservation technology out by a group of colleagues led by @tonylynam.bsky.social
www.frontiersin.org/journals/eco...
www.frontiersin.org/journals/eco...
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...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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...
www.nature.com
May 23, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Here the next video for the conservation technology project in Madagascar. This time on drones: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cw5...
Ranomafana & Ihofa Project | Serge Wich sharing his expertise using drone for primatology
YouTube video by ExplorerHome Madagascar
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May 13, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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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🚨🐵Paid 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...
Research coordinator - Barbary macaque reintroduction monitoring (12 months)
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May 6, 2025 at 10:49 AM
🚨🐵Paid 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...
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...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yy_a...
Ranomafana & Ihofa Project | AudioMoth with Finaritra Randimbiarison
YouTube video by ExplorerHome Madagascar
www.youtube.com
May 3, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yy_a...
The 3rd post of the Madagascar project can be seen on this link
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0O3...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0O3...
Ranomafana & Ihofa Project | Botanic part with Rindra Harilanto
YouTube video by ExplorerHome Madagascar
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May 3, 2025 at 2:46 PM
The 3rd post of the Madagascar project can be seen on this link
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0O3...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0O3...
And here a link to the 2nd post of the Madagascar project.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zA5E...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zA5E...
Ranomafana & Ihofa project | Introducing the team Dr. Onja Razafindratsima
YouTube video by ExplorerHome Madagascar
www.youtube.com
May 3, 2025 at 2:45 PM
And here a link to the 2nd post of the Madagascar project.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zA5E...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zA5E...
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...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeSx...
www.youtube.com
May 3, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeSx...
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Even as “no deforestation” 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 – there needs to be accountability!
www.ran.org/the-understo...
www.ran.org/the-understo...
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.
www.ran.org
April 1, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Even as “no deforestation” 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 – there needs to be accountability!
www.ran.org/the-understo...
www.ran.org/the-understo...
New paper on orangutan translocations has been published
Our new paper 'Outcomes of orangutan wild-to-wild translocations reveal conservation and welfare risks' is out:
Our new paper 'Outcomes of orangutan wild-to-wild translocations reveal conservation and welfare risks' is out:
New paper on orangutan translocations has been published
Our new paper 'Outcomes of orangutan wild-to-wild translocations reveal conservation and welfare risks' is out:
sergewich.com
March 20, 2025 at 6:31 AM
New paper on orangutan translocations has been published
Our new paper 'Outcomes of orangutan wild-to-wild translocations reveal conservation and welfare risks' is out:
Our new paper 'Outcomes of orangutan wild-to-wild translocations reveal conservation and welfare risks' is out:
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...
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...
www.mdpi.com
February 27, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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...
Great to see this usage of drones to monitor primates out with a permanent link.
The permanent link to the article: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A drone-based population survey of Delacour's langur (Trachypithecus delacouri) in the karst forests of northern Vietnam
The Critically Endangered Delacour's langur (Trachypithecus delacouri) is presently found only in a few isolated karst areas in northern Vietnam, wher…
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February 15, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Great to see this usage of drones to monitor primates out with a permanent link.
Great to see the conservation work for the white-bellied heron that I participated in with RSPN featured on Bhutan Broadcasting Services: www.facebook.com/share/1C4AtN...
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February 10, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Great to see the conservation work for the white-bellied heron that I participated in with RSPN featured on Bhutan Broadcasting Services: www.facebook.com/share/1C4AtN...
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...
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 (…
www.sciencedirect.com
January 29, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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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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...
January 10, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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...
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...
www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/24...
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. ...
www.mdpi.com
December 19, 2024 at 3:28 PM
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...
www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/24...
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/...
zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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 20 years. The data and method used in this study are novel. This produced the ...
zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 16, 2024 at 9:41 AM
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/...
zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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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
Read the paper here:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Check out the dashboard:
rpubs.com/Russell_Gray...
#Drones #Primates
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
www.nature.com
November 29, 2024 at 2:20 PM
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
Read the paper here:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Check out the dashboard:
rpubs.com/Russell_Gray...
#Drones #Primates
A great write up of the camera trap and #ConservationAI research in the Netherlands.
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/c1bc...
storymaps.arcgis.com
November 29, 2024 at 1:51 PM
A great write up of the camera trap and #ConservationAI research in the Netherlands.
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/c1bc...
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...
www.linkedin.com/posts/conser...
Conservation AI on LinkedIn: #techfornature #wildliferesearch #innovationforconservation
🎉 Exciting News from Conservation AI! 🌿📸
We're thrilled to unveil the latest version of the Conservation AI Desktop App, and it’s a game-changer! 🚀 Offline…
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November 27, 2024 at 2:48 PM
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...
www.linkedin.com/posts/conser...