Conservation
Technology and communities working for wildlife
Naturebytes develops and applies conservation technology, citizen science and community engagement to help organisations monitor and protect wildlife. Explore some of our project highlights, then talk to us about yours.
What we bring
Citizen science
Large-scale public monitoring programmes that produce data scientists can use.
Species surveys
Non-intrusive camera monitoring to find and protect important wildlife sites.
Satellite technology
Satellite-enabled tools that connect conservationists with technology providers.
Climate action
Programmes that train young people to tackle local environmental challenges.
Project highlights
A selection of conservation projects that have used Naturebytes technology, citizen science and engagement.
Citizen science · Belgium
Xperibird smart nest boxes
The challenge
Monitor, manage and protect key bird species across Belgium.
What we did
A national conservation and education partnership with Google.org, the Natural Science Museum of Belgium and hundreds of NGOs and schools. We designed, developed and manufactured smart nest boxes, sampling protocols and supporting materials.
The outcome
Tens of thousands of people took part each year, reporting species, nest building, egg-laying, hatching and fledging. Scientists analysed the shared data, and trained ringers monitored the chicks’ movement across Europe.
Species surveys · London
Urban mammal monitoring
The challenge
Hedgehogs and badgers are under great pressure in urban environments, and the London Wildlife Trust wanted to learn more about their populations.
What we did
Naturebytes Wildlife Cams were deployed across London to monitor the animals without disturbing them.
The outcome
The cameras found new populations and key breeding sites, which can now be protected and carefully managed.
Satellite technology · Kenya
Sat4Wildlife
The challenge
Wildlife numbers in Kenya’s rangelands fell by an average of 68% between 1977 and 2016.
The project
Funded through the UK Space Agency’s International Partnership Programme, Sat4Wildlife used satellite-enabled technology and new infrastructure to bring conservationists and technology experts together.
The aim
To create an online platform and marketplace of accessible conservation tools, such as an open-source, land-based animal tracking system to reduce human–wildlife conflict.
Climate action · International · Ongoing
Climate Action Lab Network
The challenge
Give young people the skills to tackle the environmental challenges that matter most to them.
What we did
We created the Climate Action Lab Network with U Can 2 and Salesforce. It trains young people in STEM skills, entrepreneurship and new conservation technologies.
Results so far
Youth groups have founded Climate Action Labs in Switzerland, India, Japan and the USA. Their projects include bird bioacoustic surveys, elephant camera trapping and air-quality monitoring campaigns that have won air-quality improvements and bans on air pollutants from the local council.
Organisations we have worked with
Working with us
Tell us about the species, habitat or question you are working on. We will talk through how our technology, citizen science and engagement experience could help, and suggest a suitable approach and quotation.
Partnership programmes
Staff wellbeing, youth engagement and citizen science programmes for organisations.
Our technology
Wildlife cameras, camera nest boxes and audio recorders that we design and adapt.
Professional training
Camera trapping, acoustic monitoring and citizen science training for conservation teams.
Discuss a conservation project
Share a short outline of your project, timescale and the wildlife you are working with. We will contact you to discuss how we could help.