Biodiversity monitoring: Data from wildlife camera traps to the Atlas of Living Australia

"The Wildlife Observatory of Australia
(WildObs) is a national initiative transforming how Australia collects, processes, and shares data from wildlife camera traps. It brings together artificial intelligence, field monitoring standards, and open data infrastructure to create an end-to-end platform that supports large-scale biodiversity monitoring and ecological research. By streamlining the management of camera trap data—from image collection to analysis—WildObs aims to improve the consistency, accessibility, and scientific value of this rapidly growing data source." >>
https://collections.ala.org.au/public/show/dp5214

A new dataset sees verified images from wildlife camera traps available in the Atlas of Living Australia (ALA).>>
https://www.ala.org.au/blogs-news/from-snapshot-to-supercharged-science-data/
#biodiversity #wildllife #atlaslivingaust #WildObs #WildlifeCam #TheAtlasOfLivingAustralia #GoFetchMyData #DataCommons

Glued on tracking devices on seals reveal their feeding habits: They eat fish!
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-04/seals-barunguba-montague-island-tracking-program/105723710
#seals #tracking #GoFetchMyData #biodiversity

Dugong life near a big city

They "found heavy metals, pesticides, microplastics and herbicides in the tissue and circulating blood of Moreton Bay dugongs. Extreme weather can compound these urban risks.

"We know that with every flood event or cyclone there's direct damage to seagrass beds. Even if there is enough seagrass to eat, dugongs are still affected. They show increased levels of heavy metals, pathogens and microplastics after floods, and "there is a drop in body condition compared to that time in other years."

"...This population may be faring better than those further north. They're exposed to agricultural runoff, which could severely affect the dugongs".
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2025-08-12/dugongs-moreton-bay-species-marine-science-conservation/105449400
#MarineMammals #dugongs #seagrass #ocean #pesticides #herbicide #runoff #floods #MoretonBay #GBR #GoFetchMyData

Cameras glued to sea lions
"The sea lions were sedated while the camera was glued onto their fur, and then sedated again so it could be retrieved when a satellite tracker showed the animal had returned to land three to four days later..."
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-10/australian-sea-lion-cam-sardi-research-footage-underwater-tagged/102582434
#GoFetchMyData #wildlife