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Tony Lynam
@tonylynam.bsky.social
Conservation optimist, lover of wildlife and wild places, adventure, travel, helping to raise skills and build capacity for conservation with science, innovation and technology |Conservation Solutions Architect - EarthRanger/ Allen AI (Ai2)
Happy National Wildlife Protection Day 26 December from Thailand. There are more captive elephants in Thailand than wild elephants (2500-3200 individuals). Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand (WFFT) cares for more than 20 captive elephants rescued from tourist camps and private zoos.
December 26, 2024 at 2:01 AM
Celebrating an amazing week at #SMM2024 learning from >1500 conservation practitioners about threats to marine mammals; hunting prey depletion entanglement marine plastics vessel traffic contaminants disease & more. Delighted to share our #earthrangertech and #skylightmarine technologies
November 14, 2024 at 12:27 PM
If you’re at the Society for Marine Mammal Conference in Perth www.smmconference.org come and say hi to us at the Allen AI booth. We are running demos and information sessions about EarthRanger and Skylight and AI for environment all week #SMM2024
November 11, 2024 at 2:28 PM
Reflecting on an exciting week at #ACCB2024 @earthrangertech and College of African Wildlife Management Mweka organized a symposium to bring together conservation practitioners to present how they are using conservation tech for wildlife & fishery monitoring, human-wildlife conflict & PA management.
October 22, 2024 at 5:15 PM
At #IMCC7 in Cape Town our #EarthRangerTech & #SkylightMarine team joined #SMARTCnsvTools to run a symposium on integrated conservation technology for improving #MPA management effectiveness. Case studies and lessons learnt from Congo, Belize, Zanzibar, Thailand @scbmarine.bsky.social
October 18, 2024 at 12:38 AM
Opening of #IMCC7 by SCB Global Marine Program President Dr Shaili Johri with >800 scientists and marine conservation practitioner participants. Amazing work by the @scbmarine.bsky.social board
October 15, 2024 at 6:37 AM
On #WorldBiodiversityDay celebrating the handover of a #SMARTcnsvtools training prgm to @MwekaWildlifeCg With support fr IWT Challenge Fund our training @WCS_Tanzania team has built capacity recruiting a cadre of instructors to teach SMART to Tz rangers & managers @SMARTCnsvTools
May 23, 2024 at 5:14 AM
On #WorldTreekangarooDay let’s celebrate the amazing rangers protecting rainforest habitats and ensuring sustainable hunting and management for iconic wildlife across #globalstrongholds in #PNG @TKCPPNG #TreekangarooConservationProject @WCS #WildlifeConservationSociety
May 22, 2024 at 1:19 AM
Proud to have played a part in building the @WCSCambodia Conservation Technology team who are now leading efforts to drive adoption of @SMARTCnsvTools @EarthRangerTech and other tools across protected / conserved areas and fishery management areas in Cambodia
May 19, 2024 at 12:08 PM
The Cambodia Fisheries Administration have implemented a national SMART system for documenting and reporting IUU fishing in inland and marine waterways. Proud to join the technical handover event this week with our @WCS Cambodia conservation tech team supported by @SMARTCnsvTools @FAO
May 19, 2024 at 10:36 AM
My first time birding in remote deciduous dipterocarp forests around >900 year old Angkorian temples w expert local guide Mott Peou. Fabulous day out in steaming 35 Celsius weather. Recorded >60 species in 7hrs! Great to support local Cambodian conservation organization Sam Veasna Conservation Tours
May 19, 2024 at 10:32 AM
Putting conservation technology into the hands of those who need it most. I had the honour of introducing traditional owner & senior ranger Theresa Lemon from Malak Malak Ranger group to #SMARTcnsvtools. Using a smartphone & mobile app she can record patrols to manage the aboriginal land trust
May 5, 2024 at 12:18 AM
Monitoring illegal fishing in Zanzibar’s marine conservation areas got easier this week with the introduction of #SMARTcnsvtools Rangers learnt to record human activity, marine wildlife and infrastructure using custom configured mobile packages on Android or IOS devices @thewcs
April 12, 2024 at 11:07 PM
One glaring inequity that wasn’t adequately addressed at #COP28 .. finding space for wildlife on a planet with 4 billion head of livestock. Reduce eating meat will help!
December 14, 2023 at 4:55 AM
If anyone was uncertain the implication of the key result from #COP28
December 14, 2023 at 2:47 AM
Inspired by WCS CEO and President Monica Medina who joined us for #ERUC23 to speak about Delivering conservation at Scale. Monica discussed the WCS approach to saving wildlife & wild places through focused field conservation efforts in natures strongholds & building capacity for conservation tech
November 4, 2023 at 8:32 AM
Looking forward to celebrating this amazing milestone for the College of African Wildlife Management, Mweka Tanzania, a true centre of excellence for wildlife training in East Africa. Congratulations to all staff and students. Honored to be speaking at this event. See you soon! @thewcs
November 3, 2023 at 11:12 AM
Delighted to speak alongside three women conservation practitioners working to integrate conservation tech tools for data management & decision making in Zambia, Cambodia & USA, and present about use of these tools in PNG for monitoring hunting & human landuse of forested landscapes #ERUC23 @thewcs
November 3, 2023 at 2:35 AM
We r celebrating 2 mo since our 23 WCS, WWF & Panthera rangers fr Malaysia & Indonesia completed a 3 wk Coach Ranger Life Saver training with the fine trainers fr @lead_conservation Delighted to see our rangers applying Field Trauma Care & Practical Instruction. 1st training of its kind for Asia.
October 23, 2023 at 12:05 PM
At Ikh Nart Nature Reserve in Mongolia’s South Gobi region rangers responsible for monitoring poaching & wildlife trade are using SMART conservation tools for recording and managing field observations. SMART is an information management tool to improve effectiveness of protected area management
September 27, 2023 at 6:19 AM