Serge Wich
@sergewich.bsky.social
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Biologist/conservationist with a strong interest in animals and conservation technology
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Mongabay
@mongabay.com
· Jun 1
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…
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Serge Wich
@sergewich.bsky.social
· May 30
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...
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Serge Wich
@sergewich.bsky.social
· May 23
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...
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Rainforest Action Network
@ran.org
· Apr 1
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.
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Serge Wich
@sergewich.bsky.social
· Feb 27
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...
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Serge Wich
@sergewich.bsky.social
· Feb 16
Serge Wich
@sergewich.bsky.social
· Feb 15
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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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Serge Wich
@sergewich.bsky.social
· Jan 29
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 (…
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Serge Wich
@sergewich.bsky.social
· Dec 19
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. ...
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Serge Wich
@sergewich.bsky.social
· Dec 16
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 ...
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